Khumbutse
| Khumbutse | |
|---|---|
Khumbutse | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,636 m (21,772 ft) |
| Prominence | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Coordinates | 28°01′13″N 86°52′23″E / 28.0203°N 86.8731°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1979 by Franček Knez |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice |
Khumbutse (Tibetan: ཁུམ་བུ་རྩེ།, Wylie: khum bu rtse; Chinese: 孔布則峰; pinyin: Kǒngbùzé fēng; Nepali: खुम्बुत्से) is the first mountain west (6 km) of Mount Everest. It lies at the border between Nepal and China.