Nepal · Himalayan Range8,849 m (29,032 ft)Mount Everest 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Mount Everest. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Base on the lateral moraine of the Rongbuk Glacier beneath the soaring North Face.
Brief rest in the snow at the entry to the Japanese Couloir.
A 90-minute sit-bivy in a shallow snow trench to melt snow and drink before the final couloir narrows.
The highest point on Earth, reached at 1:30 PM on August 30, 1986.
Located on open gravel plains near the historic Rongbuk Monastery, with direct panoramic vistas of Everest's immense North Face.
Pitched at the head of the East Rongbuk Glacier directly beneath the towering serac wall of the North Col.
A wind-scoured snow saddle linking Mount Everest to Changtse (North Peak), reached via steep 50-degree ice gullies.
Established on wind-scoured rock ledges on the lower Northwest Ridge, entering the transition toward the Death Zone.
Perched on precarious sloping gravel ledges beneath the Yellow Band, the staging point for midnight summit assaults.
A prominent outcrop of jagged limestone boulders along the Northeast Ridge requiring awkward rock moves.
A terrifying 30-meter vertical limestone cliff. Its final 5-meter overhanging headwall was scaled by Qu Yinhua barefoot in 1960 and is now climbed via an aluminum ladder fixed by Chinese mountaineers in 1975.
The final steep rock buttress along the ridge leading out onto the upper summit snow pyramid.
The highest geographic point on Earth, a corniced snow ridge overlooking Tibet and Nepal.
Central logistics hub situated in the upper Western Cwm below the Southwest Face.
Box tents anchored onto excavated ice terraces below the great central gully.
Camp positioned at the base of the towering yellow limestone barrier.
Highest fixed camp established on the steep upper snowfields leading toward the South Summit.
Emergency snow cave excavated by Scott and Haston during their historic sub-zero bivouac.
Logistics hub perched atop the formidable Lho La icefall separating Nepal from Tibet.
Tents secured on snow platforms along the lower crest of the ridge.
Camp established below the steepening upper towers of the ridge.
High-altitude assault camp exposed to extreme westerly winds.
Highest assault camp perched directly below the technical limestone and granite crux steps in the death zone.
Located on the shifting moraine of the Khumbu Glacier below the icefall. Central logistics hub with medical facilities and weather monitoring.
Positioned on the open snow terrace at the mouth of the Western Cwm, just above the maze of crevasses in the Khumbu Icefall.
Pitched along lateral moraines in the upper Western Cwm, surrounded by the soaring faces of Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse.
Carved into platforms on the steep blue ice slopes of the Lhotse Face. Climbers use fixed ropes and begin supplemental oxygen here.
A wind-scoured col between Everest and Lhotse entering the Death Zone. The staging ground for midnight summit bids.
A small snow platform along the Southeast Ridge where summit teams rest, swap oxygen bottles, and watch sunrise over Tibet.
A 12-meter vertical rock and snow prow along the narrow crest, requiring delicate crampon footing over tremendous drop-offs.
A small snow dome crowning the highest point on Earth, straddling the border between Nepal and Tibet (China).
Total vertical rise from Rongbuk Glacier Advanced Base (5,850m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 27°59′17″ N, 86°55′30″ 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 Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level on Earth, standing at an official elevation of 8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 ft). Straddling the international frontier between Nepal and China, it is known locally as Sagarmatha in Nepali ('Goddess of the Sky') and Chomolungma in Tibetan ('Mother Goddess of the World'). The peak rises into the extreme upper troposphere, where oxygen levels drop to barely one-third of sea-level pressure. Climbers face hurricane-force jet stream winds, severe frostbite conditions, shifting ice crevasses in the Khumbu Icefall, and the dangerous Death Zone above 8,000 meters.