Mahalangur Himal

Mahalangur Himal
महालंगूर हिमाल
Location on the Nepal / China border
Highest point
Peak	Mount Everest
Elevation	8,848 m (29,029 ft)
Coordinates	27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E / 27.98806°N 86.92528°E / 27.98806; 86.92528
Dimensions
Length	80 km (50 mi) ESE
Width	65 km (40 mi) NNE
Area	5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Geography
Countries	Nepal and China
Districts	Solukhumbu District, Sankhuwasabha district and Tingri County
Range coordinates	27°55′N 86°45′E / 27.92°N 86.75°E / 27.92; 86.75Coordinates: 27°55′N 86°45′E / 27.92°N 86.75°E / 27.92; 86.75
Parent range	Himalayas
Borders on	Rolwaling Himal

Mahālangūr Himāl (Nepali: महालङ्गूर हिमाल) is a section of the Himalayas in northeast Nepal and south-central Tibet (China) extending east from the pass Nangpa La between Rolwaling Himal and Cho Oyu, to the Arun River. It includes Mount Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu — four of Earth's six highest peaks. On the Tibetan side it is drained by the Rongbuk and Kangshung Glaciers and on the Nepali side by Barun, Ngojumba and Khumbu Glaciers and others. All are tributaries to the Koshi River via Arun River on the north and east or Dudh Kosi on the south.

Mahalangur Himal can be divided into three subsections:

The Khumbu region of Nepal is the best known populated part of the Mahalangurs since it is on the access trail to the normal (South Col) route up Everest.