Camp 4S South Col
Camp 4S South Col is a campsite in Koshi Province, Nepal and has an elevation of 7,920 metres. Camp 4S South Col is situated nearby to the peak Lhotse North II, as well as near Lhotse Nup I.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Col and Lhotse.
South Col
Mountain saddle
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.
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. Located halfway between the "South Summit" and the true summit, the Hillary Step was the most technically difficult part of the typical Nepal-side Everest climb and the last real challenge before reaching the top of the mountain.
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 Nepali slopes of Mount Everest, not far above Base Camp and southwest of the summit. Khumbu Icefall is situated 7 km northwest of Camp 4S South Col.
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.
Camp 4S South Col
- Type: Campsite
- Categories: tourism and camping
- Location: Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.97337° or 27° 58′ 24″ northLongitude
86.93025° or 86° 55′ 49″ eastElevation
7,920 metres (25,984 feet)Open location code
7MV8XWFJ+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 576713400OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=camp_site
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Camp 4S South Col” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “南线4号营地 - 南坳”
- Georgian: “მე-4 ბანაკი”
- Japanese: “エベレスト キャンプ4S”
- Korean: “에베레스트 캠프 4S”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lhotse North II and Lhotse North I.
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