Mountains / Mahalangur Himal
Makaluमकालु
An eight-thousander in the Mahalangur Himal, on the border of Nepal and China.
Makalu in 3D
Overview
- Elevation
- 8,485 mSource: Wikidata, Wikipedia (English)
- Coordinates
- 27.8892° N, 87.0886° ESource: Wikidata, Wikipedia (English)
- Prominence
- 2,386 mDisputedWikipedia gives 2,386 m; Wikidata gives 2,378 m.Source: Wikipedia (English), Wikidata
- Parent peak
- Not yet documented
- Range
- Mahalangur HimalSource: Wikipedia (English)
- Border
- On the border of Nepal and China (Tibet Autonomous Region)Source: Wikipedia (English)
- Province
- Koshi ProvinceSource: Wikipedia (English)
- District
- Not yet documented
- First ascent
- 15 May 1955, Lionel Terray, Jean CouzyTertiary source; to be checked against expedition records.Source: Wikipedia (English)
Still to document
Gallery, geography, climbing history, routes, base camps and permits arrive in the next phase, each with its own sources.
Sources
- Makalu (Q169986), Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Makalu, infobox, Wikipedia (English). Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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