Khartaphu | |
Other Name: | Kardapu |
Elevation M: | 7213 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] Ranked 102nd |
Prominence M: | 712 |
Parent Peak: | Everest |
Map: | China Tibet topography |
Map Size: | 260 |
Location: | Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
Range: | Mahalangur, Himalayas |
Coordinates: | 28.0633°N 86.9767°W |
First Ascent: | 18 July 1935 by a UK team |
Easiest Route: | snow, ice climb |
Khartaphu (also Kardapu) is a mountain in the Himalayas of Asia at the head of the Tibetan Kharta valley. At 7213m (23,665feet) above sea level, it is the 102nd highest mountain in the world. The peak is located in Tibet Autonomous Region, China about 7km (04miles) northeast of Mount Everest.
Khartaphu has a moderately significant subpeak, Khartaphu West, also known as Xiangdong, 28.0667°N 143°W located approximately 2.6km (01.6miles) west of Khartaphu (main)[2] with an elevation of 7018m (23,025feet) and a prominence of 158m (518feet).[1]
Khartaphu was first climbed by the 1935 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition.