Khartaphu (also Kardapu) is a mountain in the

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over ...

of Asia at the head of the Kharta valley. At above sea level, it is the 102nd highest mountain in the world. The peak is located in

Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China in Southwest China. It was overlayed on the traditional Tibetan regions of ...

, China about northeast of

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow ...

. 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 In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...

of . Khartaphu was first climbed by the

1935 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition Precipitated by unexpected permission from Tibet, the 1935 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition was planned at short notice as a preliminary to an attempt on the summit of Mount Everest in 1936. After exceptionally rancorous argument ...

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Mountains of Tibet Seven-thousanders of the Himalayas {{Tibet-geo-stub

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