# Nuptse

_Mountain in Himalaya_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Nuptse or Nubtse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, a part of the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies 2 km (1.2 mi) to the southwest of Mount Everest. The main peak, Nuptse I with an elevation of 7,861 m (25,791 ft), was first climbed on May 16, 1961 by Dennis Davis and Sherpa Tashi. After a hiatus of almost 20 years, Nuptse became an objective of mountaineers again, with important routes being put up on its west, south, and north faces.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** mountain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139538#P31))
- **Located in:** Sagarmatha Zone (zone of Nepal) › Eastern Development Region (development region of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139538#P131))
- **Elevation:** 7,861 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139538#P2044))
- **Prominence:** 305 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139538#P2660))
- **Mountain range:** Mahalangur Himal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139538#P4552))
- **Coordinates:** 27.9664, 86.8900

## Questions

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

**What is the elevation of Nuptse?**  
Nuptse is at an elevation of 7,861 m above sea level.

## Related

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

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Nuptse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuptse) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): नुप्त्से](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1139538](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139538) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Nuptse, Nepal, Himalayas.jpg by Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuptse,_Nepal,_Himalayas.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Nuptse, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Nuptse, Nepal, Himalayas.jpg — Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

## Cite this page

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