Khartaphu (also Kardapu) is a mountain in the
Himalayas
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of Asia at the head of the Tibetan
Kharta valley. At above sea level, it is the
102nd highest mountain in the world. The peak is located in
Tibet Autonomous Region
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,
China
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about northeast of
Mount Everest
Mount Everest (), known locally as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at it ...
.
Khartaphu has a moderately significant subpeak, Khartaphu West, also known as Xiangdong, located approximately west of Khartaphu (main)
with an elevation of and a
prominence
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of .
Khartaphu was first climbed by the
1935 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition.
References
Mountains of Tibet
Seven-thousanders of the Himalayas
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