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Khumbutse () is the first
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.
"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
mountain
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west (6 km) of Mount Everest
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. It lies at the border between Nepal
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and China
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Overview
Khumbutse's name indicates its location at the head of the Khumbu 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 atGorak 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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See also
*List of mountains in China
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* List of mountains in Nepal
* Everest Base Camp
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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