Khumbutse
Khumbutse (Tibetan: ཁུམ་བུ་རྩེ།, Wylie: khum bu rtse; Chinese: 孔布則峰; pinyin: Kǒngbùzé fēng; Nepali: खुम्बुत्से) is the first mountain west (6 km) of Mount Everest. It lies at the border between Nepal and China.
| Khumbutse | |
|---|---|
Khumbutse | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,636 m (21,772 ft) |
| Prominence | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Coordinates | 28°01′13″N 86°52′23″E |
| Geography | |
Khumbutse Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal Tingri County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China Khumbutse Khumbutse (Nepal) Khumbutse Khumbutse (Tibet) | |
| Parent range | Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1979 by Franček Knez |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice |
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