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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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
surface form: Brahmaputra basin (north side)

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 Solukhumbu District, Nepal
surface form: 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
surface form: Nangpa La pass
parentRange Greater Himalayas
partOf Himalayas
surface form: Himalayan mountain system
prominence 2340 meters
rankingByElevation 6th-highest mountain in the world
southSideLocatedIn Solukhumbu District, Nepal
standardRoute Northwest ridge
subrange Himalayas
surface form: Mahalangur Himal
summitLocatedIn Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: Tibet Autonomous Region, China
topographicIsolation about 31 kilometers from Mount Everest

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Greater Himalayas contains Cho Oyu
Himalayas contains Cho Oyu
Manaslu parentPeak Cho Oyu