# Khumbu Glacier

_Glacier in Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> The Khumbu Glacier is located in the Khumbu region of northeastern Nepal between Mount Everest and the Lhotse-Nuptse ridge. With elevations of 4,900 m (16,100 ft) at its terminus to 7,600 m (24,900 ft) at its source, it is the world's highest glacier. The Khumbu Glacier is followed for the final part of the trail to one of the Everest Base Camps. The start of the glacier is in the Western Cwm near Everest. The glacier has a large icefall, the Khumbu Icefall, at the west end of the lower Western Cwm. This icefall is the first major obstacle—and among the more dangerous—on the standard south col route to the Everest summit. It is also the largest glacier in Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** glacier ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1471716#P31))
- **Located in:** Solukhumbu District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1471716#P131))
- **Elevation:** 7,600 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1471716#P2044))
- **Mountain range:** Himalayas ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1471716#P4552))
- **Coordinates:** 27.9319, 86.8050

## Questions

**Where is Khumbu Glacier located?**  
Khumbu Glacier is located in Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Khumbu Glacier?**  
Khumbu Glacier is at an elevation of 7,600 m above sea level.

## Related

- [Solukhumbu District](https://diginpl.com/places/solukhumbu-district)
- [Himalayas](https://diginpl.com/places/himalayas)
- [Koshi Province](https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Khumbu Glacier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khumbu_Glacier) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): खुम्बु हिमनदी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1471716](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1471716) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: KhumbuIcefall.jpg (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KhumbuIcefall.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Khumbu Glacier, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: KhumbuIcefall.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Khumbu Glacier". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/khumbu-glacier. Retrieved 21 October 2026.