Lhotse Middle

Lhotse Middle
Lhotse Central I, Lhotse East[1]
Lhotse Middle (centre left) and Lhotse Central II (centre right) situated between Lhotse (at far left) and Lhotse Shar (at far right)
Highest point
Elevation	8,410[2] m (27,590 ft)
Prominence	60[2] m (200 ft)
Parent peak	Lhotse
Isolation	0.31 km (0.19 mi)[2]
Coordinates	27°57′39.21″N 86°56′20.08″E / 27.9608917°N 86.9389111°E / 27.9608917; 86.9389111
Geography
Lhotse Middle Lhotse, Khumbu, Nepal Lhotse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Parent range	Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent	23 May 23 2001
Easiest route	Snow/rock climb

Lhotse Middle (also called Lhotse Central I and Lhotse East), is a subsidiary peak of 8,410 metres (27,590 ft) in elevation that sits in the middle of a ridge between its parent peak, the eight-thousander, Lhotse 8,516 metres (27,940 ft), and another subsidiary peak, Lhotse Shar 8,383 metres (27,503 ft).^[3][1] In 2013, a proposal by Nepal to the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) to have Lhotse Middle (and Lhotse Shar) designated as standalone eight-thousanders was not successful due a perceived lack of topographic prominence.^[4] Right beside the peak is the smaller subsidiary peak of Lhotse Central II (8,372 metres (27,467 ft); sometimes the term West tower and East tower are used to distinguish Lhotse Central I and Lhotse Central II, respectively (which can create confusion given Lhotse Middle's alternative name as Lhotse East, i.e being east of the parent Lhotse summit).^[5]