Nuptse Shar II
Nuptse Shar II is a peak in Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province and has an elevation of 7,795 metres. Nuptse Shar II is situated nearby to the locality Hillary Step, as well as near The Balcony.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nuptse and Lhotse.
Nuptse
Peak
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.
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.
Everest South Peak
Peak
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 and Khumbu Icefall.
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.
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.
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 Shar II
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 7,795 metres
- Also known as: “नुप्त्से शार २”
- Category: landform
- Location: Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.9626° or 27° 57′ 45″ northLongitude
86.8938° or 86° 53′ 38″ eastElevation
7,795 metres (25,574 feet)Open location code
7MV8XV7V+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3696097633OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Nuptse Shar II” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “努子东二峰”
- Russian: “пик Нупцзе-Шар II”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Balcony and Third Step.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nuptse Shar I and Nuptse II.
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