Makalu
Sign in to saveMakalu (; ) is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of AMSL. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas southeast of Mount Everest, on the China–Nepal border. One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolated peak shaped like a four-sided pyramid.
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Makalu is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, located in the Himalayas on the border between China and Nepal, southeast of Mount Everest. As one of the world's eight-thousanders (peaks above 26,000 feet), it is a major objective for mountaineers and represents a significant challenge in high-altitude climbing.
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- Makalu
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- File:Makalu.jpg
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- Makalu from the southwest
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- Ranked 5th
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- 2386
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- Mahalangur Himalayas
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- Koshi Province (Khumbu), Nepal / Tibet Autonomous Region, China
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- Location in Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region
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- left
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- May 15, 1955, by Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy
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- snow/ice climb
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Climbing history
- First ascent
- Notable ascents
- Makalu-Barun Valley
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- In other media
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- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Makalu (; ) is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of AMSL. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas southeast of Mount Everest, on the China–Nepal border. One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolated peak shaped like a four-sided pyramid.
Makalu has two notable subsidiary peaks. Kangchungtse, or Makalu II (), lies about north-northwest of the main summit. Rising about north-northeast of the main summit across a broad plateau, and connected to Kangchungtse by a narrow, saddle, is Chomo Lonzo ().