Cho Oyu

Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu
	The south side of Cho Oyu from Gokyo.
Highest point
Elevation	8,188 m (26,864 ft); Ranked 6th
Prominence	2,340 m (7,680 ft)
Listing	Eight-thousander; Ultra
Coordinates	28°05′39″N 86°39′39″E / 28.09417°N 86.66083°E
Naming
English translation	Turquoise Goddess
Language of name	Tibetan
Geography
	60km; 37miles Bhutan Nepal Pakistan India China 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 🌍 The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).; Legend 1：Mount Everest ; 2：Kangchenjunga ; 3：Lhotse ; 4：Yalung Kang, Kanchenjunga West ; 5：Makalu ; 6：Kangchenjunga South ; 7：Kangchenjunga Central ; 8：Cho Oyu ; 9：Dhaulagiri ; 10：Manaslu (Kutang) ; 11：Nanga Parbat (Diamer) ; 12：Annapurna ; 13：Shishapangma (Shishasbangma, Xixiabangma) ; 14：Manaslu East ; 15：Annapurna East Peak ; 16： Gyachung Kang ; 17：Annapurna II ; 18：Tenzing Peak (Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang, Ngojumba Ri) ; 19：Kangbachen ; 20：Himalchuli (Himal Chuli) ; 21：Ngadi Chuli (Peak 29, Dakura, Dakum, Dunapurna) ; 22：Nuptse (Nubtse) ; 23：Nanda Devi ; 24：Chomo Lonzo (Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, Lhamalangcho) ; 25：Namcha Barwa (Namchabarwa) ; 26：Zemu Kang (Zemu Gap Peak) ; 27：Kamet ; 28：Dhaulagiri II ; 29：Ngojumba Kang II ; 30：Dhaulagiri III ; 31：Kumbhakarna Mountain (Mount Kumbhakarna, Jannu) ; 32：Gurla Mandhata (Naimona'nyi, Namu Nan) ; 33：Hillary Peak (Ngojumba Kang III) ; 34：Molamenqing (Phola Gangchen) ; 35：Dhaulagiri IV ; 36：Annapurna Fang ; 37：Silver Crag ; 38：Kangbachen Southwest ; 39：Gangkhar Puensum (Gangkar Punsum) ; 40：Annapurna III ; 41：Himalchuli West ; 42：Annapurna IV ; 43：Kula Kangri ; 44：Liankang Kangri (Gangkhar Puensum North, Liangkang Kangri) ; 45：Ngadi Chuli South ; Location in Province No. 1, Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Location	Nepal (Province No. 1)–China (Tibet)
Parent range	Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent	October 19, 1954 by Herbert Tichy, Joseph Jöchler, Pasang Dawa Lama; (First winter ascent 12 February 1985 Maciej Berbeka and Maciej Pawlikowski)
Easiest route	snow/ice/glacier climb

Cho Oyu (Nepali: चोयु; Tibetan: ཇོ་བོ་དབུ་ཡ; Chinese: 卓奥友峰) is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres (26,864 ft) above sea level. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest. The mountain stands on the China–Nepal border, between the Tibet Autonomous Region and Koshi Province.

Just a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu is Nangpa La (5,716m/18,753 ft), a glaciated pass that serves as the main trading route between the Tibetans and the Khumbu's Sherpas. This pass separates the Khumbu and Rolwaling Himalayas. Due to its proximity to this pass and the generally moderate slopes of the standard northwest ridge route, Cho Oyu is considered the easiest 8,000 metre peak to climb. It is a popular objective for professionally guided parties.