# Mahalangur Himal

_The highest mountain range in the world in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Mahālangūr Himāl 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924257#P31))
- **Located in:** Tingri County (county of China) › Shigatse (prefecture-level city of China) › Tibet Autonomous Region (autonomous region of China) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924257#P131))
- **Area:** 5,200 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924257#P2046))
- **Elevation:** 8,848 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924257#P2044))
- **Mountain range:** Himalayas ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924257#P4552))
- **Coordinates:** 27.9881, 86.9253

## 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.

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- [Himalayas](https://diginpl.com/places/himalayas)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mahalangur Himal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalangur_Himal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): महालङ्गुर हिमश्रृङ्खला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q924257](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924257) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mahalangur and Rolwaling Himal.png by Image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mahalangur_and_Rolwaling_Himal.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Mahalangur Himal, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Mahalangur and Rolwaling Himal.png — Image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Mahalangur Himal". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/mahalangur-himal. Retrieved 21 October 2026.