Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu 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.
- Elevation
- 8,188 m
- Prominence
- 2,344 m
- Coordinates
- 28.09417° N, 86.66083° E
- Range
- Mahalangur Himal
- Region
- Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal
About Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu is an 8,201-metre mountain in the Himalayas on the Nepal–Tibet (China) border, about 30 km northwest of Mount Everest . The peak’s summit was first reached on 19 October 1954 by an Austrian party including Herbert Tichy, Sepp Jöchler, and Pasang Dawa Lama .
Open Cho Oyu in Traverse at 28.09417° N, 86.66083° E to inspect 8,188 m of relief, 2,344 m of prominence, and approaches around Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal on 3D terrain.
Documented mountaineering milestones
- 1954 — First ascent via the west/northwest ridge and glacier-covered west flank: Herbert Tichy, Sepp Jöchler, Pasang Dawa Lama and expedition Sherpas
Routes and approaches
A documented approach from Nepal led from Kathmandu through Namche Bazaar and across the Nangpa La border pass before reaching Cho Oyu’s west side; the Nangpa La also forms part of a historic Tibet–Khumbu trade route .
GPX-backed hiking and ski touring records near Sagarmatha Zone from the Traverse catalog. Metrics appear only when the source provides them.
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Sources and provenance
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons image
- Google Trends comparison
- Historical or route context
- Historical or route context
- Historical or route context
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