Nuptse II

Nuptse II is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 7,827 metres. Nuptse II is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nuptse and Lhotse.

Peak
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
or Nubtse is a mountain in the region of the Mahalangur Himal, a part of the . It lies 2 km to the southwest of .

Peak
Photo: Jamieo, Public domain.
is the fourth-highest mountain on Earth, after , , and . At an elevation of 8,516 metres above sea level, the main summit is on the border between the of and the region of .

Peak
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The South Summit is a subsidiary peak of in the between the 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 and Khumbu Icefall.

Locality
Photo: Debasish biswas kolkata, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was a 40-foot vertical rock face that sat 8,790 metres above sea level on the southeast ridge of . Some 30 metres vertically below the mountain's 8,849-metre summit, it lay halfway between the "" and topping out.

Locality
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The is located at the head of the and the foot of the Western Cwm. It lies at an elevation of 5,486 metres on the Nepalese slopes of , not far above Base Camp and southwest of the summit.

Hamlet
Photo: Niklassletteland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gorak Shep, also spelled , is a settlement nestled on the periphery of a frozen lakebed blanketed with sand in Nepal, sharing its name with the locale.

Nuptse II

Latitude
27.9661° or 27° 57′ 58″ north
Longitude
86.8891° or 86° 53′ 21″ east
Elevation
7,827 metres (25,679 feet)
Open location code
7MV8XV8Q+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3696097629
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Nuptse II” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “努子二峰”
  • Japanese: “ヌプツェⅡ”
  • Russian: “пик Нупцзе II”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Balcony and Third Step.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nuptse Shar I and Nuptse Shar II.

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