Island Peak Base Camp
Island Peak Base Camp is a campsite in Koshi Province, Nepal. Island Peak Base Camp is situated nearby to Lhotse Glacier, as well as near the mountain saddle Amphu Laptsa La.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Island Peak.
Island Peak
Peak
Island Peak is a mountain in Sagarmatha National Park in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal. The peak was named Island Peak in 1953 by members of the British Mount Everest expedition because it appears as an island in a sea of ice when viewed from Dingboche.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chhukhung and Hillary Step.
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.
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. Hillary Step is situated 9 km north of Island Peak Base Camp.
Dingboche
Photo: Markrosenrosen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dingboche is a relatively large village in Khumbu, located between Pangboche and Chukhung. It is above the tree line, and so lacks the greenery of the villages below.
Island Peak Base Camp
- Type: Campsite
- Categories: tourism and camping
- Location: Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.90234° or 27° 54′ 8″ northLongitude
86.92863° or 86° 55′ 43″ eastOpen location code
7MV8WW2H+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 494843641OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=camp_site
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Island Peak Base Camp” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “アイランドピークベースキャンプ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lhotse Glacier and Amphu Laptsa La.
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