Chukhuṅ

Chukhuṅ is a peak in Koshi Province, Nepal and has an elevation of 6,161 metres. Chukhuṅ is situated nearby to the hamlet Lobuche, as well as near Gorakshep.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nuptse Glacier and Nuptse.

Nuptse Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nuptse

Peak

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

Nuptse or Nubtse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, a part of the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies 2 km to the southwest of Mount Everest.

Kongma Tse is a mountain in the Koshi Province, Nepal. Kongma Tse is part of the Mahalangur Himal and it has an elevation of 5,849 metres. It was formerly called Mehra Peak, but, it was later renamed Kongma Tse to avoid confusion with Mera Peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chhukhung and Lobuche.

Chhukhung

Photo: DARIO SEVERI, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chhukhung is a small village in Khumbu with a fabulous variety of additional spellings such as Chuukung and Chukhung. It is located at 4,730 metres above sea level.

Lobuche

Hamlet

Photo: Theprotrekker, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lobuche is a Nepalese mountain which lies close to the Khumbu Glacier and the settlement of Lobuche. There are two main peaks, Lobuche East and Lobuche West.

Gorakshep

Hamlet

Photo: Niklassletteland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gorak Shep, also spelled Gorakshep, is a settlement nestled on the periphery of a frozen lakebed blanketed with sand in Nepal, sharing its name with the locale.

Chukhuṅ

Type: Peak with an elevation of 6,161 metres
Also known as: “Chukhun” and “Chukhung Tse”
Category: landform
Location: Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.93917° or 27° 56′ 21″ north

Longitude

86.875° or 86° 52′ 30″ east

Elevation

6,161 metres (20,213 feet)

Open location code

7MV8WVQG+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7514861295

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12402594

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In Other Languages

“Chukhuṅ” goes by many names.

Nepali: “Chukhuṅ”

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Localities in the Area

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