Makalu

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Makalu is the fifth-highest mountain in the world, a prominent 8,485-meter peak on the border between Nepal and China known for its steep faces and challenging climbing routes.

All labels observed (3)

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Makalu canonical 24
Mount Makalu 8
Makalu (8463 m) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf eight-thousander
mountain
mountain
alsoKnownAs Makalu II
climbingDifficulty very difficult
climbingSeason autumn
spring
countryOnNorthSide China
countryOnSouthSide Nepal
distanceFromEverest about 19 km southeast
drainage Barun River
elevation 27838 feet
7678 meters
8485 meters
firstAscentBy Jean Couzy
Lionel Terray
firstAscentDate 1955-05-15
firstAscentExpedition French expedition
firstAscentLeader Jean Franco
firstAscentRoute north face and northeast ridge
hasCoordinates 27.8897°N 87.0883°E
hasGlacier Barun Glacier
hasNotableFeature sharp ridges and steep pitches
hasParentRange Mahalangur Himal
linked to: Himalayas
hasProminence 2386 meters
7828 feet
hasSubpeak Kangchungtse
hasSummitShape four-sided pyramid
isRemote true
knownFor challenging ascent
pyramid-shaped peak
steep faces
technical climbing routes
liesIn Sankhuwasabha District
border region of Nepal and Tibet
locatedIn Himalayas
Mahalangur Himal
linked to: Himalayas

Nepal
Province No. 1, Nepal
Tibet Autonomous Region
locatedInNationalPark Makalu Barun National Park
locatedOnBorderBetween China
Nepal
near Lhotse
Mount Everest
partOf Great Himalaya Range
linked to: Greater Himalayas
ranking fifth-highest mountain in the world
standardRoute via northwest ridge

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Himalayas contains Makalu
K2 isHigherThan Makalu
Greater Himalayas contains Makalu
Reinhold Messner climbed Makalu
Kangchungtse isSubpeakOf Mount Makalu
linked to: Makalu
Jean Franco notableAscent Makalu
1955 French Makalu expedition mountain Makalu
subject linked to: Jean Franco
Sankhuwasabha District contains Mount Makalu
linked to: Makalu
Sankhuwasabha District highestPoint Mount Makalu
linked to: Makalu
Sankhuwasabha District hasNotablePeak Mount Makalu
linked to: Makalu
Jean Couzy firstAscentOf Makalu
Jean Couzy summited Makalu
Jean Couzy notableClimb Makalu (8463 m)
linked to: Makalu
Makalu Barun National Park mainAttraction Mount Makalu
linked to: Makalu
Himadri hasPeak Makalu
Makalu II parentPeak Makalu
Makalu II isSubsidiaryOf Makalu
Makalu II sharesMassifWith Makalu
Barun Glacier drainsSlopeOf Mount Makalu
linked to: Makalu
Lionel Terray climbed Makalu
Gokyo Lakes offersViewOf Makalu
Simone Moro climbed Makalu
Adam Bielecki climbed Makalu
Barun River sourceMountain Mount Makalu
linked to: Makalu
Barun River near Mount Makalu
linked to: Makalu