Where is Mahalangur Himal located?

Mahalangur Himal is located in Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, Nepal.

What is the elevation of Mahalangur Himal?

Mahalangur Himal is at an elevation of 8,848 m above sea level.

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Mahalangur Himal

महालङ्गुर हिमश्रृङ्खला

The highest mountain range in the world in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet

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Mahālangūr Himāl (Nepali: महालङ्गूर हिमाल, Mahālaṅgūra himāla) is a section of the Himalayas in northeast Nepal and south-central Tibet of China extending east from the pass Nangpa La between Rolwaling Himal and Cho Oyu, to the Arun River. It includes Mount Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu — four of Earth's six highest peaks. On the Tibetan side it is drained by the Rongbuk and Kangshung Glaciers and on the Nepali side by Barun, Ngojumba and Khumbu Glaciers and others. All are tributaries to the Koshi River via Arun River on the north and east or Dudh Kosi on the south.

Quick facts

Type: massif wd
Located in: Tingri County (county of China) › Shigatse (prefecture-level city of China) › Tibet Autonomous Region (autonomous region of China) wd
Area: 5,200 km² wd
Elevation: 8,848 m wd
Mountain range: Himalayas wd
Coordinates: 27.9881° N, 86.9253° E wd

About

Mahalangur Himal can be divided into three subsections:

Makālu (Nepali: मकालु) nearest the Arun River and along the Nepal-China border including Makalu 8463 m, Chomo Lonzo 7790 m south of the Kama valley in Tibet, Kangchungtse or Makalu II 7678 m, Peak 7199 and some ten others over 6000 metres.

Barun (Nepali: बरुण, Baruṇa) inside Nepal and south of the Makālu section. It includes Chamlang 7319 m and Chamlang East 7235 m, Peak 7316, Baruntse 7129 m, Ama Dablam 6812 m and about 17 others over 6000 metres.

Khumbu (Nepali: खुम्बु) along the international border west of the Makalu section, including the Everest massif: Everest 8848 m, Lhotse 8516 m, Nuptse 7855 m and Changtse 7580 m. West of Everest are Pumori 7161 m and Cho Oyu 8201 m plus some 20 others over 7000 metres and 36 over 6000 metres.

Places in Mahalangur Himal

Mount Everest — Earth's highest mountain
Makalu — 5th-highest mountain on Earth
Lhotse — 4th-highest mountain on Earth
Cho Oyu — 6th-highest mountain on Earth
Pumori — Himalayan mountain in Nepal and China
Gyachung Kang — Mountain in Nepal/China
Ama Dablam — Mountain in Nepal
Nuptse — Mountain in Nepal
Chamlang — Mountain in Nepal
Baruntse — Mountain in Nepal
Kangtega — Mountain in Nepal
Mera Peak — Mountain peak in Nepal

Nearby places

Mount Everest — 0 km
1996 Mount Everest disaster — 0 km
Hillary Step — 0 km
South Summit — 0 km
South Col — 2 km
Western Cwm — 3 km

Questions

Where is Mahalangur Himal located?: Mahalangur Himal is located in Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, Nepal.
What is the elevation of Mahalangur Himal?: Mahalangur Himal is at an elevation of 8,848 m above sea level.

Sources

Last updated 6 November 2026 · facts checked 7 November 2026

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