Chomo Lonzo

Chomo Lonzo
Chomo Lonzo (left), Lhotse and Mt. Everest (right)
Highest point
Elevation7,804 m (25,604 ft)
Ranked 24th
Prominence590 m (1,940 ft)
Parent peakMakalu
Listing
Coordinates27°55′47″N 87°06′26″E / 27.92981°N 87.10716°E / 27.92981; 87.10716
Geography
60km
37miles
Bhutan
Nepal
Pakistan
India
China
45
The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).
CountryChina
RegionTibet
Parent rangeMahalangur Himal
Climbing
First ascent1954 by Jean Couzy and Lionel Terray
Easiest routeSnow/ice climb

Chomo Lonzo (Chinese: 珠穆隆索峰; pinyin: Zhūmùlóngsuǒ Fēng) is a mountain in Tibet, 5 km northeast of Makalu in the Mahalungur (Mohalingor) or Khumbu Himalayas. Alternate spellings of the same name include Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, and Lhamalangcho.

Chomo-Lonzo has three distinct summits. The Southern, main peak (7804m) is joined via a ~ 7250m saddle to the Central peak (7565m), which is joined via a ~7050m saddle to a ~7200m North (or North West) peak.

While from Nepal the mountain is overpowered by nearby Makalu, the fifth-highest peak in the world, the three peaks are a very impressive and dominating sight from the Kangshung valley in Tibet. Chomo-Lonzo translates to “bird goddess” and from the East the mountain indeed brings to mind a 3 km high eagle with spread wings.