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Khumbila | |
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![]() Monks of Tengboche Monastery drinking tea during the Mani Rimdu Festival, with Mount Khumbila in the background | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,761 m (18,901 ft) |
Listing | Mountains of Nepal |
Coordinates | 27°51′01.90″N 86°41′59.85″E / 27.8505278°N 86.6999583°E |
Geography | |
Country | Nepal |
Region | Khumbu |
Parent range | Khumbu Himal |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Never climbed |
Easiest route | Unknown |
Khumbila or Khumbu Yül-Lha, roughly translated as "God of Khumbu" is one of the high Himalayan peaks in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal within the Sagarmatha National Park. Considered too sacred to be climbed by most local Sherpa people, the mountain is considered home to the patron God of the local area.[1] Rising 5,761m above sea level, the mountain overlooks the famous southern approaches to its larger neighbours including Ama Dablam and Mount Everest.
Khumbila has never been climbed; one attempt prior to the 1980s ended when climbers were killed in an avalanche, and there have been no subsequent attempts.