Where is Gorakshep located?

Gorakshep is located in Khumbu Pasanglhamu, Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

What is the elevation of Gorakshep?

Gorakshep is at an elevation of 5,164 m above sea level.

Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

Gorakshep

गोरकसेप

Hamlet in Solukhumbu District, Nepal

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Gorak Shep, also spelled Gorakshep, is a settlement nestled on the periphery of a frozen lakebed blanketed with sand in Nepal, sharing its name with the locale. Situated at an elevation of 5,164 meters near Mount Everest, it remains uninhabited for most of the year, reopening only for the Mount Everest trekking season.

Quick facts

Type: hamlet wd
Located in: Khumbu Pasanglhamu (rural municipality of Nepal) › Solukhumbu District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) wd
Elevation: 5,164 m wd
Coordinates: 27.9810° N, 86.8286° E wd

Nearby places

Kala Patthar — 2 km
Pumori — 4 km
Lobuche, Nepal — 4 km
Lobuche — 4 km
Lingtren — 4 km
Khumbu Icefall — 5 km

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Two helicopters that collided had flown from Lukla and Gorakshep to Pheriche3 November 2026

Questions

Where is Gorakshep located?: Gorakshep is located in Khumbu Pasanglhamu, Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province, Nepal.
What is the elevation of Gorakshep?: Gorakshep is at an elevation of 5,164 m above sea level.

Sources

Last updated 2 October 2026 · facts checked 7 November 2026

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