Khumbutse
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Khumbutse | |
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Elevation | 6,640 metres (21,785 feet) |
Location | Nepal—China (Tibet) |
Range | Khumbu Himal |
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First ascent | 1993 by Bart Vos (unofficial) |
Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice |
Khumbutse (Chinese: 昆布孜峰, Pinyin: Kūnbùzī Fēng) is the first mountain west (10 km) of Mount Everest. It lies in Basum County (Tibetan in Wylie transliteration: dpa' gsum; Chinese: 巴松, Pinyin: Bāsōng) of the Xigazê Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, at the border with Nepal.