Chukhung
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Chukhung is a valley, a ridge, a glacier and a village in Nepal in the Himalayas south of Mount Everest.
The Chukhung Valley is formed on the southern slopes of Lhotse and Nuptse by the Lho Glacier and the Nup Glacier, the western slopes of Cho Polu and Baruntse by the Imja Glaciers, and the northern slopes of Mount Ama Dablam by the Ama Dablam Glacier and Chukhung Glacier. It extends westward past the village of Dingboche where it joins the Pheriche Valley. The Imja River flows in the Chukhung Valley.
Chukhung Ri is a ridge, 5,546 m (18,196 ft), above the Chukhung Valley on the southern side of Mount Lhotse. It is often climbed as a conditioning climb by mountain trekkers.
Chukhung village, 4,730 metres (15,518 ft), is on a left fork of the Imja River at . Administratively it is in the Rasuwa District of the Bagmati Zone.
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