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Makalu (8485m)

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Makalu liegt auf 8485 Metern Höhe in Nepal, Teil der Himalayas, Asia. Dieser Gipfel wird als Fold Mountain klassifiziert.

Makalu — 8,485m — Nepal — watercolor illustration
Höhe
8485 m
Prominenz
— m
Koordinaten
27,889167, 87,088889
Typ
fold_mountain

Höhenvergleich

Meeresspiegel 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m Makalu 8485 m
Achttausender

Über diesen Berg

Makalu (8485m) is a fold mountain in the Himalayas, Nepal. Grade 5/5: extreme expedition where supplemental oxygen is typically required. The fifth highest peak globally, it lies in the Mahalangur Himalaya along the Nepal-Tibet border.

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Saisonale Bedingungen

Topografische Analyse

Höhenlinienkarte

Topographic contour map of Makalu (8485m)

The topographic contour map of Makalu (8485m) in the Himalayas shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 200m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 1000m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 8,485m summit). Above 4,500m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Höhenprofil

Elevation profile of Makalu (8485m)

The east–west elevation profile of Makalu (8485m) in the Himalayas shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 8,485m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 4,500m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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