Nuptse I

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Nuptse I is the highest and most prominent subpeak of the Nuptse massif in the Himalayas, known for its steep faces and challenging climbing routes near Mount Everest.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nuptse I canonical 1
Nuptse II 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain peak
climateZone alpine
climbingDifficulty very difficult
climbingStatus technical climbing required
continent Asia
coordinates 27.9667°N 86.8917°E
country Nepal
elevation 7861 m
faces Khumbu Icefall NERFINISHED
firstAscentBy Dennis Davis NERFINISHED
Sherpa Tashi NERFINISHED
firstAscentDate 1961-05-16
firstAscentExpedition British expedition
hasAlternativeName Nuptse Main NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeSpelling Nuptse I (7,861 m) NERFINISHED
hazard avalanches
rockfall
serac fall
highestSubpeakOf Nuptse massif NERFINISHED
isLessClimbedThan Lhotse NERFINISHED
Mount Everest NERFINISHED
isPopularWith elite alpinists
isSubordinateTo Lhotse-Nuptse massif NERFINISHED
liesOn southern flank of Western Cwm
listedIn Himalayan peaks over 7500 m
locatedIn Himalayas
Khumbu region NERFINISHED
Nepal NERFINISHED
Province No. 1 NERFINISHED
Solukhumbu District NERFINISHED
near Lhotse NERFINISHED
Mount Everest NERFINISHED
notableFeature challenging climbing routes
steep faces
overlooks Khumbu Glacier NERFINISHED
parentPeak Lhotse NERFINISHED
partOf Nuptse massif NERFINISHED
prominence 319 m
prominentSubpeakOf Nuptse massif NERFINISHED
range Himalayas NERFINISHED
Mahalangur Himal NERFINISHED
region Everest region NERFINISHED
relativeLocation southwest of Mount Everest
west-southwest of Lhotse
rockType metamorphic rock
standardRoute West Ridge
subpeakOf Nuptse NERFINISHED
topographicIsolation approximately 2 km

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nuptse hasSubpeak Nuptse I
Nuptse hasSubpeak Nuptse I
this entity surface form: Nuptse II