# Lhotse

_Mountain in Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/lhotse
Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Lhotse is the fourth-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. At an elevation of 8,516 metres (27,940 ft) above sea level, the main summit is on the border between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and the Khumbu region of Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** mountain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168702#P31))
- **Located in:** Sagarmatha Zone (zone of Nepal) › Eastern Development Region (development region of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168702#P131))
- **Elevation:** 8,516 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168702#P2044))
- **Prominence:** 610 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168702#P2660))
- **Mountain range:** Mahalangur Himal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168702#P4552))
- **Coordinates:** 27.9617, 86.9333

## Questions

**Where is Lhotse located?**  
Lhotse is located in Sagarmatha Zone, Eastern Development Region, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Lhotse?**  
Lhotse is at an elevation of 8,516 m above sea level.

## Related

- [Pemba Doma Sherpa](https://diginpl.com/people/pemba-doma-sherpa)
- [Mahalangur Himal](https://diginpl.com/places/mahalangur-himal)
- [Eastern Development Region, Nepal](https://diginpl.com/places/eastern-development-region-nepal)
- [Sagarmatha Zone](https://diginpl.com/places/sagarmatha-zone)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lhotse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhotse) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): लहोत्से](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q168702](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168702) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Lhotse-fromChukhungRi.jpg by Uwe Gille (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lhotse-fromChukhungRi.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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

## Cite this page

"Lhotse". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/lhotse. Retrieved 21 October 2026.