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Mount Everest (8849m)

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Mount Everest liegt auf 8849 Metern Höhe in Nepal, Teil der Himalayas, Asia. Dieser Gipfel wird als Fold Mountain klassifiziert.

Mount Everest — 8,849m — Nepal — watercolor illustration
Höhe
8849 m
Prominenz
— m
Koordinaten
27,988056, 86,925278
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 Mount Everest 8849 m
Seven Summit Achttausender

Über diesen Berg

Mount Everest (8849m) is a fold mountain in the Himalayas, Nepal. Grade 4/5: technical ascent requiring mountaineering skills and equipment. The highest point on Earth, it dominates the Khumbu region and draws hundreds of expeditions annually.

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Saisonale Bedingungen

Topografische Analyse

Höhenlinienkarte

Topographic contour map of Mount Everest (8849m)

The topographic contour map of Mount Everest (8849m) 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 8,849m 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 Mount Everest (8849m)

The east–west elevation profile of Mount Everest (8849m) in the Himalayas shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 8,849m. 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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