Nuptse Nup I

Nuptse Nup I is a peak in Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province and has an elevation of 7,775 metres. Nuptse Nup I is situated nearby to the locality Khumbu Icefall, as well as near Hillary Step.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nuptse and Nuptse Glacier.

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.

Nuptse Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khumbu Icefall and Hillary Step.

Khumbu Icefall

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

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.

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.

Nuptse Nup I

Type: Peak with an elevation of 7,775 metres
Also known as: “नुप्त्से नुप १”
Category: landform
Location: Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.9691° or 27° 58′ 9″ north

Longitude

86.8819° or 86° 52′ 55″ east

Elevation

7,775 metres (25,509 feet)

Open location code

7MV8XV9J+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3696097630

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Chinese: “努子西一峰”
Russian: “пик Нупцзе-Нуп I”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Balcony and Third Step.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nuptse Nup II and Nuptse II.

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