Lhotse Nup I

Lhotse Nup I is a peak in Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province and has an elevation of 8,415 metres. Lhotse Nup I is situated nearby to the locality The Balcony, as well as near Hillary Step.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lhotse and South Col.

Lhotse

Peak

Photo: Jamieo, Public domain.

Lhotse is the fourth-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. At an elevation of 8,516 metres above sea level, the main summit is on the border between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and the Khumbu region of Nepal.

South Col

Mountain saddle

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

The South Col is a col between Mount Everest and Lhotse, the highest and fourth-highest mountains in the world, respectively. The South Col is typically swept by high winds, leaving it free of significant snow accumulation.

Everest South Peak

Peak

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

The South Summit is a subsidiary peak of Mount Everest in the Himalayas between the South Col and the main summit above sea level. Although the South Summit's elevation of 8,749 metres is higher than the second-highest mountain on Earth, it is not considered a separate mountain as its topographic prominence is only 11 meters.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillary Step.

Hillary Step

Locality

Photo: Debasish biswas kolkata, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hillary Step was a 40-foot vertical rock face that sat 8,790 metres above sea level on the southeast ridge of Mount Everest. Some 30 metres vertically below the mountain's 8,849-metre summit, it lay halfway between the "South Summit" and topping out.

Lhotse Nup I

Type: Peak with an elevation of 8,415 metres
Also known as: “ल्होत्से नुप १”
Category: landform
Location: Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.9609° or 27° 57′ 39″ north

Longitude

86.931° or 86° 55′ 52″ east

Elevation

8,415 metres (27,608 feet)

Open location code

7MV8XW6J+99

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2687648807

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Lhotse Nup I” goes by many names.

Chinese: “洛子西一峰”
Russian: “пик Лхоцзе-Нуп I”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Balcony and Third Step.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lhotse North I and Lhotse Middle I.

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