Khumbutse
Sign in to saveKhumbutse (; ; ) is the first mountain west (6 km) of Mount Everest. It lies at the border between Nepal and China.
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- Khumbutse
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- File:Khumbutse.jpg
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- Khumbutse
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 6636
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 515
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- Nepal Province1#Nepal#China Tibet
- Mountain.label_position
- left
- Mountain.location
- Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, NepalTingri County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
- Mountain.range
- Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas
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- yes
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- 14
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1979 by Franček Knez
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Khumbutse (; ; ) is the first mountain west (6 km) of Mount Everest. It lies at the border between Nepal and China.
==Overview== Khumbutse's name indicates its location at the head of the Khumbu valley, down which the Khumbu Glacier flows. It is one of the prominent mountains above the southern Everest Base Camp, and is seen in many views from the nearby trekking routes, including at Gorak Shep.