Chomo Lonzo

Chomo Lonzo
Chomo Lonzo (left), Lhotse and Mt. Everest (right)
Highest point
Elevation	7,804 m (25,604 ft)[1] Ranked 24th
Prominence	590 m (1,940 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Makalu
Listing	Mountains of China Highest mountains on Earth
Coordinates	27°55′47″N 87°06′26″E / 27.92981°N 87.10716°E / 27.92981; 87.10716[1]
Geography
Chomo Lonzo
Country	China
Region	Tibet
Parent range	Mahalangur Himal
Climbing
First ascent	1954 by Jean Couzy and Lionel Terray[3]
Easiest route	Snow/ice climb

Chomo Lonzo (Chinese: 珠穆隆索峰; pinyin: Zhūmùlóngsuǒ Fēng) is a mountain in Tibet, 5 km northeast of Makalu in the Mahalungur (Mohalingor) or Khumbu Himalayas. Alternate spellings of the same name include Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, and Lhamalangcho.

Chomo-Lonzo has three distinct summits. The Southern, main peak (7804m) is joined via a ~ 7250m saddle to the Central peak (7565m), which is joined via a ~7050m saddle to a ~7200m North (or North West) peak.

While from Nepal the mountain is overpowered by nearby Makalu, the fifth-highest peak in the world, the three peaks are a very impressive and dominating sight from the Kangshung valley in Tibet. Chomo-Lonzo translates to “bird goddess” and from the East the mountain indeed brings to mind a 3 km high eagle with spread wings.