Cho Oyu, Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Ngozumpa Glacier, seen from Gokyo Ri peak, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal, Himalaya Range

The trekkers' peak of Gokyo Ri (17,575 feet or 5357 meters elevation) gives a wide view of the Khumbu region and Sagarmatha National Park, in the Himalaya Range, Nepal. See four of the world's six highest peaks: Cho Oyu (far left), Mount Everest (center left), adjacent Lhotse, and distant pyramid of Makalu (all over 8,000 meters elevation). The largest glacier in Nepal, Ngozumpa Glacier, flows along the valley floor covered in gray rocks, and a side moraine dams Gokyo Lakes. Left of green Third Gokyo Lake is Gokyo village (15,583 feet / 4750 meters), a small cluster of teahouses for trekkers and climbers. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Panorama stitched from 8 photos.

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The trekkers' peak of Gokyo Ri (17,575 feet or 5357 meters elevation) gives a wide view of the Khumbu region and Sagarmatha National Park, in the Himalaya Range, Nepal. See four of the world's six highest peaks: Cho Oyu (far left), Mount Everest (center left), adjacent Lhotse, and distant pyramid of Makalu (all over 8,000 meters elevation). The largest glacier in Nepal, Ngozumpa Glacier, flows along the valley floor covered in gray rocks, and a side moraine dams Gokyo Lakes. Left of green Third Gokyo Lake is Gokyo village (15,583 feet / 4750 meters), a small cluster of teahouses for trekkers and climbers. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Panorama stitched from 8 photos.