# Lobuche

_Mountain in Khumbu, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Lobuche is a Nepalese mountain which lies close to the Khumbu Glacier and the settlement of Lobuche. There are two main peaks, Lobuche East and Lobuche West. A permit to climb the mountain is required from the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), which classifies Lobuche East (6,119m) as a "trekking peak" and Lobuche West (6,145m) as an "expedition peak". The permit is issued by Nepal Mountaineering Association and costs US$350 during spring, US$175 during autumn, and US$175 during winter/summer. The easier, trekking peak, the East peak is climbed far more frequently than the West peak; however, most of those climbers only do so to reach a false summit that is still a few hours from the true summit of Lobuche East. Between the two peaks is a long, deeply notched ridge, with a steep drop and its considerable distance making an approach of the West peak from the East practically impossible.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** mountain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1291226#P31))
- **Located in:** Khumbu Pasanglhamu (rural municipality of Nepal) › Solukhumbu District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1291226#P131))
- **Elevation:** 6,145 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1291226#P2044))
- **Prominence:** 275 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1291226#P2660))
- **Mountain range:** Himalayas ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1291226#P4552))
- **Coordinates:** 27.9595, 86.7899

## Questions

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

**What is the elevation of Lobuche?**  
Lobuche is at an elevation of 6,145 m above sea level.

## Related

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

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lobuche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobuche) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1291226](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1291226) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Lobuche East Peak.jpg by Theprotrekker (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lobuche_East_Peak.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Lobuche, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Lobuche East Peak.jpg — Theprotrekker, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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