Cho Oyu

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Cho Oyu is the world’s sixth-highest mountain, an 8,188-meter peak in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalayas near the Nepal–China border.

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Cho Oyu canonical 25

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Predicate Object
instanceOf eight-thousander
mountain
border Nepal–China border
climbingDifficulty considered one of the easier eight-thousanders
climbingSeason post-monsoon (autumn)
pre-monsoon (spring)
coordinates approximately 28.094°N 86.660°E
country China
Nepal
drainageBasin Brahmaputra basin (north side)
linked to: Brahmaputra

Ganges basin (south side)
elevation 26864 feet
8188 meters
firstAscentBy Herbert Tichy
Pasang Dawa Lama
Sepp Jöchler
firstAscentDate 1954-10-19
firstAscentExpeditionNationality Austrian
hasFeature broad, gently angled northwest face
hasGlacier Ngozumpa Glacier (nearby)
isPopularFor commercial guided expeditions
isUsedFor acclimatization for Everest climbers
listing Eight-thousander
Ultra-prominent peak
locatedInRegion Khumbu region
Tibet Autonomous Region
locatedOnContinent Asia
mountainRange Himalayas
nameMeaning often translated as “Turquoise Goddess”
near Mount Everest
Nangpa La
nearestMajorSettlement Namche Bazaar
Tingri
nearPass Nangpa La pass
linked to: Nangpa La
parentRange Greater Himalayas
partOf Himalayan mountain system
linked to: Himalayas
prominence 2340 meters
rankingByElevation 6th-highest mountain in the world
southSideLocatedIn Solukhumbu District, Nepal
standardRoute Northwest ridge
subrange Mahalangur Himal
linked to: Himalayas
summitLocatedIn Tibet Autonomous Region, China
topographicIsolation about 31 kilometers from Mount Everest

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Himalayas contains Cho Oyu
Greater Himalayas contains Cho Oyu
Manaslu parentPeak Cho Oyu
Reinhold Messner climbed Cho Oyu
Shishapangma locatedWestOf Cho Oyu
Nangpa La near Cho Oyu
Pasang Dawa Lama climbed Cho Oyu
Ngozumpa Glacier hasNearbyMountain Cho Oyu
subject linked to: Ngozumpa Glacier (nearby)
Solukhumbu District containsMountain Cho Oyu
subject linked to: Solukhumbu District, Nepal
Himadri hasPeak Cho Oyu
Sepp Jöchler climbed Cho Oyu
Maciej Berbeka climbed Cho Oyu
Herbert Tichy climbed Cho Oyu
Gokyo Lakes offersViewOf Cho Oyu
Tingri locatedNear Cho Oyu
Wanda Rutkiewicz summited Cho Oyu