Mount Everest
Mount Everest Overview
Chinese Name: 珠穆朗玛峰 English IPA: Mount Everest Location: On the Boundary of Nepal and China Population (city): 62,000(in 2013 of Tingri county) Language: Tibetan Language Zip code: 858200 Tel code: 0892 Time zone: UTC+8
Mount Everest (Qomolangma) is the main peak of the Himalayas, and is the highest mountain peak in the world, on the boundary of China and Nepal. The northern part of Mount Everest is in the territory of Tingri County, Tibet (the west slope is at the Tashi Dzom Township of Tingri County, the east slope is at the Qutang Township of Tingri County and Everest Base Camp is on the east slope), and the southern part of it is in Nepal. It is the highest peak of the world, with an altitude of 8844.43 meters according to the measurement of China’s state bureau of surveying and mapping, and is also the center of China’s Mount Everest Nature Reserve and the National Park of Nepal.
Highlights:
- The Highest Peak in the World: Mount Everest is magnificent and towering at the altitude of 8,844.43 meters. Surrounded it, there are more than 40 peaks at the altitude of more than 7,000 meters.
- Mecca for Mountaineers: As the pilgrimage site for mountaineering enthusiasts from all around the world, many professional or non-professional mountaineers succeeded in climbing to the top of Mount Everest up to now. Although climbing such a high peak will face many difficulties and challenges, even so, thousands of climbers go to Mount Everest every year to conquer the world’s highest peak.
- Attractions at Mount Everest: For those tourists who go to Mount Everest for sightseeing, in addition to enjoying the majestic scenery at Everest Base Camp, they can also visit the Rongbuk Monastery and Rongbuk Glacier, or trek at Gama Valley.
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Mount Everest Attractions
Mount Everest is high and majestic, with unique geographical environment. The lowest temperature on the top of the peak is -30℃ to -40℃ throughout the year. Some places on the mountain have perennial snow cover, glacier, ice slope and serac band can be seen anywhere. Attractions at Mount Everest If you choose to hike to Mount Everest, there are 3 different trekking routes. People generally set out from Tingri county to Everest Base Camp, Rongbuk Monastery and Everest Base Camp are the must-see attractions [...]
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Mount Everest Tours
Mount Everest tours are usually in relation to other highlight attractions in Tibet like Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Tashilhunpo Monastery, Rongbuk Monastery and the like. Mount Everest is a must-visit destinations in Tibet tour, and is a place that all mountaineering enthusiasts aspire to. In the clear days, you can see the clear face of the Himalaya ranges including the world's highest peak Mount Everest and several famous peaks over 8,000 meters, such as Makalu, Lhotse [...]
Climate & When to Go
The information on Mount Everest climate could be helpful for preparing a travel to Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Due to the high altitude, there is snow at Mount Everest throughout the year, and the weather is awful. Perhaps the most striking feature of Everest base camp's climate is the large temperature difference between day and night. Since the weather is changeable at high altitudes, be sure to pay close attention to chnages in the weather if [...]
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Transportation
Because foreign tourists are not allowed to travel alone in Tibet, after entering Tibet, travel to Everest base camp must be arranged by travel agents. Transportation to Mount Everest is by road, and it takes at least 8 hours to drive from Shigatse to Everest Base Camp. How to Get to Mount Everest There is no direct flight, train or long-distance bus to Mount Everest. You should enter Tibet first, usually via Lhasa. And Travel Entry Permit is needed. By Air Obviously, [...]
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Festivals and Activities
Mount Everestis the main peak of Himalayas, which is located in the boundary between China and Nepal with its north slope in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its south slope in Nepal. Because Mount Everest is high and cold, and it is far from the county seat of Tingri County, there are few festivals and activities celebrated there. Therefore, here below are some festivals and activities in Tingri county. Festivals Around Mount Everest Tibetan New Year Tibetan New Year is the Tibetan people's traditional festival, [...]
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Travel Tips
As the highest peak in the world, the height of Mount Everest is 8,844.43 meters according to the measurement of China's state bureau of surveying and mapping. To have a better travel experience at Mount Everest, here are some useful Mount Everest travel tips which may be helpful for your Mount Everest tour. When plan your trip to Everest Base Camp, view our answers to questions about Everest travel to get better understanding of Mount Everest Tibet. Useful Numbers Fire: 119 Police: 110 Ambulance: 120 Area code: 0892 Weather Broadcast: [...]
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Useful Maps
In order to help you have a better understanding of Mount Everest, we provide you different Mount Everest maps including Mount Everest transportation map, Mount Everest tourist attractions map, Mount Everest region map and Mount Everest location map, Mount Everest trekking route map, etc, through which you can probably know how to get to Mount Everest and what to discover there. Well-known as the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest lies in Tingri county of Shigatse, Tibet, on the boundary of China and Nepal. [...]
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Mount Everest Accommodation
Accommodation at Mount Everest is relatively limited. There are usually three kinds of accommodation options for those tourists who go to the Mount Everest, the county seat of Tingri county where is kind of far from Mount Everest but with slightly better conditions, Everest tent hotels that the most tourists choose, and the only accommodation option after the Everest base camp tents are evacuated- Rongbuk Monastery. All three options make it convenient for visitors to enjoy the sight [...]
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