Nepal · Himalayan Range6,812 m (22,349 ft)Ama Dablam 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Ama Dablam. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Situated on lush yak pastures below the southwest face, offering full logistics, solar power, and medical support.
Located at the foot of the boulder moraine ridge, serving as gear staging for load carries to Camp I.
Perched on a narrow rock ledge on the ridge crest, providing spectacular views and the start of technical roped climbing.
A 15-meter near-vertical headwall of clean golden granite requiring technical 5.7 moves in crampons and heavy mittens.
An audacious, world-famous bivouac perched on a razor-thin rock pinnacle with vertical drops into the valley on both sides.
A precarious, fluted snow arête with massive overhanging cornices, demanding perfect balance and calm nerves.
Pitched on a flat snow shelf beneath the towering hanging Dablam serac, used for resting before the final summit push.
A sharp, pristine snow crest offering sweeping 360-degree panoramas of Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu.
Total vertical rise from Base Camp (4,600m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 27°51′40″ N, 86°51′40″ E. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Ama Dablam
Ama Dablam is an iconic 6,812-meter (22,349 ft) mountain in the eastern Himalayan region of Nepal. Renowned worldwide for its soaring granite ridges and hanging glaciers, it is often called the Matterhorn of the Himalayas. Its name translates as 'Mother's Necklace', referring to the hanging serac resembling a traditional Sherpa pendant. Sir Edmund Hillary conceived and led the 1960–1961 Silver Hut Expedition that unlocked the mountain. On January 15, 1961, Hillary's assault team achieved the historic first ascent via the Southwest Ridge. It remains one of the most aesthetic and technically demanding alpine ascents in the world.