Khumbutse () is the first

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

west (6 km) of

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow ...

. It lies at the border between

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

and China.

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Khumbutse's name indicates its location at the head of the

Khumbu Khumbu (also known as the Everest Region) is a region of northeastern Nepal on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. It is part of the Solukhumbu District, which in turn is part of Province No. 1.Bradley, Mayhew; "Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya"; ...

valley, down which the Khumbu Glacier flows. It is one of the prominent mountains above the southern Everest Base Camp, and is seen in many views from the nearby trekking routes, including at

Gorak Shep Gorak Shep or Gorakshep ( ne, गोरकशेप) is a small settlement that sits on the edge of a frozen lakebed covered with sand in Nepal with the same name. It is found at an elevation of elevation, near Mount Everest. The village is not ...

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File:Pumori-Langtren-Khumbutse.jpg, File:Sagarmatha National Park-Gorak Shep to Pheriche 2013-05-06 08-05-31.jpg, Lingtren, Khumbutse, and Everest West Shoulder overlook base camp and the Khumbu Icefall. Mount Everest South-West face (above the west shoulder) and Nuptse's side to right File:Everest Base Camp.jpg, Left to right: Lingtren-Khumbutse - Everest west shoulder.

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"Khumbutse" on Mountain-Forecast
Mountains of the Province No. 1 Mountains of Tibet China–Nepal border International mountains of Asia Six-thousanders of the Himalayas {{Nepal-mountain-stub

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