Mount Qomulangma [Photo/icpress]

3. Mount Qomulangma (Tibet)

Mount Qomulangma (known as Mount Everest in the West) is the highest mountain on the planet. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Its peak is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level and is the 5th furthest point from the center of Earth. The international border between China and Nepal runs across the precise summit point. Its massif includes neighboring peaks Lhotse, 8,516 m (27,940 ft); Nuptse, 7,855 m (25,771 ft) and Changtse, 7,580 m (24,870 ft).

Best travel time: last ten days of April-first ten days of June, middle ten days of Sept-first ten days of October

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