Eight-thousander and 5th-highest mountain on Earth, located in Nepal and China
"Makaru" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see
Makaru, Iran .
Makalu Makalu from the southwest
Elevation 8,485 m (27,838 ft)[ 1] [ notes 1] Ranked 5th Prominence 2,386 m (7,828 ft) Listing Eight-thousander Ultra Coordinates 27°53′23″N 87°05′20″E / 27.88972°N 87.08889°E / 27.88972; 87.08889 [ 1] Location in Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region
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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 Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region
Location Koshi Province (Khumbu ), Nepal / Tibet Autonomous Region , China Parent range Mahalangur Himalayas First ascent May 15, 1955, by Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy Easiest route snow/ice climb
Makalu [ 3] Nepali : मकालु हिमाल , romanized: Makālu himāl Chinese : 马卡鲁峰 pinyin : Mǎkǎlǔ Fēng fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of 8,485 metres (27,838 ft) AMSL . It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest , on the China –Nepal border. One of the eight-thousanders , Makalu is an isolated peak shaped as a four-sided pyramid .
Makalu has two notable subsidiary peaks. Kangchungtse, or Makalu II (7,678 m), lies about three kilometres (two miles) north-northwest of the main summit. Rising about 5 km (3 mi) north-northeast of the main summit across a broad plateau, and connected to Kangchungtse by a narrow, 7,200 m saddle , is Chomo Lonzo (7,804 m).
^ a b Cite error: The named reference NepalFF2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ "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 .^ Searle, Mike (March 2013). "Mapping the Geology of Everest and Makalu". Colliding Continents Oxford University Press . doi :10.1093/oso/9780199653003.003.0013 . ISBN 978-0-19-965300-3 . Retrieved 2021-01-29 . Cite error: There are <ref group=notes> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=notes}} template (see the help page ).
