Baruntse

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Baruntse
Baruntse from Hongu Valley
Elevation	7,220 metres (23,688 ft)
Location	Khumbu, Nepal
Range	Himalaya
Coordinates	27°53′N 86°59′E / 27.883, 86.983Coordinates: 27°53′N 86°59′E / 27.883, 86.983
First ascent	1954 by New Zealand expedition
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice climb

Baruntse is a mountain in eastern Nepal, crowned by four peaks and bounded on the south by the Hunku Glacier, on the east by the Barun Glacier, and on the northwest by the Imja Glacier. The mountain was first climbed May 30, 1954 via the south ridge by Colin Todd and Geoff Harrow of a New Zealand expedition.