6th-highest mountain on Earth, located in Nepal and China
Cho Oyu The south side of Cho Oyu from
Gokyo .
Elevation 8,188 m (26,864 ft)Ranked 6th Prominence 2,340 m (7,680 ft)[ 1] Listing Eight-thousander Ultra Coordinates 28°05′39″N 86°39′39″E / 28.09417°N 86.66083°E / 28.09417; 86.66083 English translation Turquoise Goddess Language of name Tibetan Location in Province No. 1, Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China
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The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in
Himalayas , rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).
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Legend:
1:Mount Everest ,
2:Kangchenjunga ,
3:Lhotse ,
4:Yalung Kang, Kanchenjunga West ,
5:Makalu ,
6:Kangchenjunga South ,
7:Kangchenjunga Central ,
8:Cho Oyu ,
9:Dhaulagiri ,
10:Manaslu (Kutang) ,
11:Nanga Parbat (Diamer) ,
12:Annapurna ,
13:Shishapangma (Shishasbangma, Xixiabangma) ,
14:Manaslu East ,
15:Annapurna East Peak ,
16: Gyachung Kang ,
17:Annapurna II ,
18:Tenzing Peak (Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang, Ngojumba Ri) ,
19:Kangbachen ,
20:Himalchuli (Himal Chuli) ,
21:Ngadi Chuli (Peak 29, Dakura, Dakum, Dunapurna) ,
22:Nuptse (Nubtse) ,
23:Nanda Devi ,
24:Chomo Lonzo (Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, Lhamalangcho) ,
25:Namcha Barwa (Namchabarwa) ,
26:Zemu Kang (Zemu Gap Peak) ,
27:Kamet ,
28:Dhaulagiri II ,
29:Ngojumba Kang II ,
30:Dhaulagiri III ,
31:Kumbhakarna Mountain (Mount Kumbhakarna, Jannu) ,
32:Gurla Mandhata (Naimona'nyi, Namu Nan) ,
33:Hillary Peak (Ngojumba Kang III) ,
34:Molamenqing (Phola Gangchen) ,
35:Dhaulagiri IV ,
36:Annapurna Fang ,
37:Silver Crag ,
38:Kangbachen Southwest ,
39:Gangkhar Puensum (Gangkar Punsum) ,
40:Annapurna III ,
41:Himalchuli West ,
42:Annapurna IV ,
43:Kula Kangri ,
44:Liankang Kangri (Gangkhar Puensum North, Liangkang Kangri) ,
45:Ngadi Chuli South
Location in Province No. 1, Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Location Nepal (Province No. 1 )–China (Tibet )Parent range Mahalangur Himal , Himalayas First ascent October 19, 1954 by Herbert Tichy , Joseph Jöchler, Pasang Dawa Lama (First winter ascent 12 February 1985 Maciej Berbeka and Maciej Pawlikowski ) Easiest route snow/ice/glacier climb
Cho Oyu (Nepali : चोयु; Tibetan : ཇོ་བོ་དབུ་ཡ ; Chinese : 卓奥友峰 ) is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres (26,864 ft) above sea level . Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan .[ 3] The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest . The mountain stands on the China–Nepal border , between the Tibet Autonomous Region and Koshi Province .
Just a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu is Nangpa La (5,716m/18,753 ft), a glaciated pass that serves as the main trading route between the Tibetans and the Khumbu 's Sherpas . This pass separates the Khumbu and Rolwaling Himalayas . Due to its proximity to this pass and the generally moderate slopes of the standard northwest ridge route, Cho Oyu is considered the easiest 8,000 metre peak to climb.[ 4] It is a popular objective for professionally guided parties.
^ "China I: Tibet - Xizang" . Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-29 .
^ "Peak Bagger:Himalaya, Central Nepal Himalaya, Khumbu, Ghurka Himal, Annapurna Himal, Xishapangma Area, Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya, Western Nepal Himalaya, Assam Himalaya, Punjab Himalaya, Bhutan Himalaya, Garwhal Himalaya, Ganesh Himal" . Retrieved 22 October 2024 .
^ "NASA Earth Observatory: Cho Oyu" . NASA. 2018.
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