Mount Khumbila

Khumbila
Monks of Tengboche Monastery drinking tea during the Mani Rimdu Festival, with Mount Khumbila in the background
Highest point
Elevation5,761 m (18,901 ft)
ListingMountains of Nepal
Coordinates27°51′01.90″N 86°41′59.85″E / 27.8505278°N 86.6999583°E / 27.8505278; 86.6999583
Geography
Khumbila is located in Nepal
Khumbila
Khumbila
Location in NE Nepal
CountryNepal
RegionKhumbu
Parent rangeKhumbu Himal
Climbing
First ascentNever climbed
Easiest routeUnknown

Khumbila or Khumbu Yül-Lha, roughly translated as "God of Khumbu village" is one of the high Himalayan peaks in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal within the Sagarmatha National Park. Considered too sacred to be climbed by most local Sherpa people, the mountain is considered home to the patron God of the local area.[1] Rising 5,761m above sea level, the mountain overlooks the famous southern approaches to its larger neighbours including Ama Dablam and Mount Everest.

Khumbila has never been climbed; one attempt prior to the 1980s ended when climbers were killed in an avalanche, and there have been no subsequent attempts.

  1. ^ Bjønness, Ing-Marie (November 1986). "Mountain Hazard Perception and Risk-Avoiding Strategies among the Sherpa of Khumbu Himal, Nepal". Mountain Research and Development. 6 (4): 277–292. doi:10.2307/3673369. JSTOR 3673369.