Hillary Peak

Hillary Peak
The North Face of Cho Oyu from Tingri in Tibet. The Ngojumba Kang peaks are on the left.
Highest point
Elevation	7,681 m (25,200 ft) [1]
Coordinates	28°06′24″N 86°42′58″E / 28.10667°N 86.71611°ECoordinates: 28°06′24″N 86°42′58″E / 28.10667°N 86.71611°E
Geography
Hillary Peak Location in Nepal
Location	Solukhumbu, Nepal
Parent range	Himalayas

Hillary Peak is the name which has been proposed by the Government of Nepal for a 7,681 metres (25,200 ft) peak in the Himalayas in honour of Edmund Hillary, who made the first ascent of Everest with Tenzing Norgay in 1953.^[2]

In September 2013 a government panel recommended that two mountains be renamed Hillary Peak and Tenzing Peak as part of a batch of summits that would be opened to climbers in 2014. The coordinates given by the government indicate that it is one of a clutch of peaks on the Nepal and Tibet border between Cho Oyu and Gyachung Kang, known variously as Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang and Ngojumba Ri.^[3]

References

1. "Mount Everest: Hillary and Tenzing to have peaks named after them". The Guardian. 6 September 2013.
2. "Mount Everest: Hillary and Tenzing to have peaks named after them". The Guardian. 6 September 2013.
3. "Government of Nepal officially opens 104 new peaks for montaineering". Retrieved 27 November 2016.