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Mount Everest (8849m)

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Mount Everest culmine à 8849 mètres en Nepal, faisant partie de Himalayas, Asia. Ce sommet est classé comme Fold Mountain.

Mount Everest — 8,849m — Nepal — watercolor illustration
Altitude
8849 m
Proéminence
— m
Coordonnées
27,988056, 86,925278
Type
fold_mountain

Comparaison des altitudes

Niveau de la mer 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 Huit mille

À propos de cette montagne

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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Conditions saisonnières

Analyse topographique

Carte de contour

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.

Profil d'altitude

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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