Mount Everest, Ngozumpa Glacier, Gokyo Valley, Gokyo Ri, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu region, Nepal, Asia

Hike up 2000 feet from Gokyo village to the peak of Gokyo Ri (17,575 feet / 5357 meters elevation) for a spectacular panorama of mountains, glaciers, and lakes in Sagarmatha National Park, in the Khumbu region of Nepal, Asia. Left of center on the horizon is Mount Everest, the highest peak on earth. Along the valley floor flows the gray rock-covered Ngozumpa Glacier, the largest in Nepal. A side (lateral) moraine dams several Gokyo Lakes. Prayer flags mark summit ridges. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. (Panorama stitched from 5 images.)

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Hike up 2000 feet from Gokyo village to the peak of Gokyo Ri (17,575 feet / 5357 meters elevation) for a spectacular panorama of mountains, glaciers, and lakes in Sagarmatha National Park, in the Khumbu region of Nepal, Asia. Left of center on the horizon is Mount Everest, the highest peak on earth. Along the valley floor flows the gray rock-covered Ngozumpa Glacier, the largest in Nepal. A side (lateral) moraine dams several Gokyo Lakes. Prayer flags mark summit ridges. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. (Panorama stitched from 5 images.)