What do the colors on the contour map of Cho Oyu (8188m) mean?

The contour map uses a hypsometric color scale where green represents lower elevations, yellow and orange indicate mid-range altitudes, and white marks the highest zones near the summit. Thicker contour lines (index contours) are drawn at wider intervals to help you quickly estimate elevation.

What is the contour interval for Cho Oyu (8188m)?

The contour map of Cho Oyu (8188m) uses a 100m contour interval. This means each line represents a 100m change in elevation. Closely spaced contours indicate steeper terrain, while widely spaced contours show gentler slopes.

What does the elevation profile of Cho Oyu (8188m) show?

The elevation profile is a cross-section through Cho Oyu (8188m) from west to east, passing through the summit at 8,188m. It reveals the mountain's shape, steepness, and relative height compared to the surrounding terrain. The horizontal axis shows distance in kilometers from the peak.

What is the snow line on Cho Oyu (8188m)?

At Cho Oyu (8188m)'s latitude (28°), the estimated permanent snow line is approximately 4,500m. Since Cho Oyu (8188m) reaches 8,188m, about 3,688m of the mountain extends above the snow line. This is shown as a dashed blue line on the elevation profile.

Why does Cho Oyu (8188m) have elongated ridges?

Cho Oyu (8188m) was formed by tectonic folding, which compressed rock layers into long, parallel ridges. The contour map shows elongated lines that follow the axis of the fold, rather than circular patterns.

Cho Oyu (8188m)

Cho OyuはNepalに位置し、標高8188 mです, Himalayasの一部, Asia. この山はFold Mountainに分類されます。

Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain on Earth at 8,188 metres, sits on the Nepal–Tibet border a short way west of Everest in the Mahalangur Himalaya. Its name translates from Tibetan as “Turquoise Goddess.” Among the eight-thousanders it holds the site's grade 4 rating, a notch below the most severe peaks, and its comparatively moderate northwest slopes have made it the most frequently summited of the 8,000-metre giants. It is nonetheless a fold mountain of great scale, and even its gentler flanks demand acclimatisation to extreme altitude, glacier travel, and settled weather for a safe ascent to the broad summit plateau.

標高

8188 m

山頂卓越度

— m

座標

28.094167, 86.660833

種別

fold_mountain

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標高比較

8000m峰

この山について

Cho Oyu (8188m) is a fold mountain in the Himalayas, Nepal. Grade 4/5: technical ascent requiring mountaineering skills and equipment. Offers one of the most spectacular ridgelines in the Karakoram and is rarely climbed.

ルート

Northwest Ridge (Cho Oyu) 4

30.00 km · 336.0h

季節コンディション

地形分析

等高線地図

The topographic contour map of Cho Oyu (8188m) in the Himalayas shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 8,188m summit). Above 4,500m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

標高プロフィール

The east–west elevation profile of Cho Oyu (8188m) in the Himalayas shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 8,188m. 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.