| Mera Peak | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,476 m (21,247 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,063 m (3,488 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 27°42′33″N 86°52′06″E / 27.70917°N 86.86833°E |
| Geography | |
  Mera Peak Location in Nepal | |
| Location | Hinku Valley, Nepal |
| Parent range | Mahalangur Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Mera Central: May 20, 1953 by Col J.O.M. Roberts and Sen Tenzing; Mera North: 1975 by Marcel Jolly, G. Baus and L. Honills |
| Easiest route | snow/ice/glacier climb |
Mera Peak is a mountain in the Mahalangur section, Barun sub-section of the Himalaya and administratively in Nepal's Sagarmatha Zone, Sankhuwasabha. At 6,476 metres (21,247 ft) it is classified as a trekking peak. It contains three main summits: Mera North, 6,476 metres (21,247 ft); Mera Central, 6,461 metres (21,198 ft); and Mera South, 6,065 metres (19,898 ft), as well as a smaller "trekking summit", visible as a distinct summit from the south but not marked on most maps of the region.
The height of Mera is often given as 6,654 metres (21,831 ft), and claimed to be the highest trekking peak. This figure actually points to nearby Peak 41, which was mistakenly named Mera in a list of Himalayan peaks, and the figures were copied to the official trekking peak list as they were, including the wrong location coordinates.[2]
- ^ a b "Mera Peak, Nepal" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ Horrell, Mark. Islands in the Snow. Mountain Footsteps Press, 2018, pp.60-61.