# Lhotse Middle, Nepal: what it is and when to go

> Lhotse Middle is a subsidiary peak to Lhotse (洛子中一峰 ལྷོ་རྩེ་ཀྱི་༡ ल्होत्से मध्य १) in Nepal, at 8,410 m above sea level. Interests: Nature and Mountains. The best time to visit is September to October, a short season because of the altitude. In June there are 13 h 46 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 14. It has articles in 4 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Nepal: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/lhotse-middle-i/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-11
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **What it is:** Subsidiary peak to Lhotse · Nature, Mountains
- **Local name:** 洛子中一峰 ལྷོ་རྩེ་ཀྱི་༡ ल्होत्से मध्य १
- **Where:** Nepal
- **Elevation:** 8,410 m
- **You can go:** September to October.
- **Nearest airport:** KTM Kathmandu, 158 km as the crow flies
- **Coordinates:** 27.96068, 86.93759

## What it is and where

Lhotse Middle is a subsidiary peak to Lhotse (洛子中一峰 ལྷོ་རྩེ་ཀྱི་༡ ल्होत्से मध्य १) in Nepal, at 8,410 m above sea level. It has articles in 4 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Nepal: one to enjoy at a calmer pace.

Its coordinates are 27.96068, 86.93759; the nearest main airport is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM, Kathmandu), 158 km as the crow flies. How to get around Nepal (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/#moverse).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=27.960682%2C86.937589)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=27.960682%2C86.937589)

It is one of the [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/naturaleza/) and [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/montana/) places in Nepal. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

## When to go

Months when you can visit Lhotse Middle: **September to October**, and the season is short because it sits at 8,410 m: above 1,800 m there is snow until June and it returns in October.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 10 h 25 |
| February | Better not | 11 h 02 |
| March | Better not | 11 h 48 |
| April | Better not | 12 h 40 |
| May | Better not | 13 h 23 |
| June | Better not | 13 h 46 |
| July | Better not | 13 h 37 |
| August | Better not | 13 h |
| September | Possible | 12 h 09 |
| October | Possible | 11 h 19 |
| November | Better not | 10 h 35 |
| December | Better not | 10 h 14 |

In June there are 13 h 46 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 14. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

| What you come for | Best time | Possible |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nature | — | September to October |
| Mountains | — | September to October |

It is not the same trip whatever you come for: Lhotse Middle has a different season depending on what you want to do here, and [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) puts it in the right month for you.

When to go to Nepal in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/#cuando-ir).

## Before you go to Nepal

To enter Nepal there are 10 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Passport with six months' validity and a blank page”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Nepal checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Nepalese rupee (NPR); plugs: Type C, D and M · 230 V · 50 Hz (there are power cuts: bring a power bank); emergencies: 100 police · 101 fire · 102 ambulance · 1144 tourist police.

In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

## What is nearby

- [Lhotse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/lhotse/): Mountain in Nepal · 521 m
- [Lhotse Shar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/lhotse-shar/): Mountain in the Himalayas · 644 m
- [South Summit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/south-summit/): Second-highest peak on Earth, and a subsidiary peak to the primary peak of Mount Everest · 3.0 km
- [Mount Everest](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/monte-everest/): Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas · 3.3 km
- [Lhotse Shar Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/lhotse-shar-glacier/): Glacier in Nepal · 4.4 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Nepal guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/).

## More in Nepal: Nature

- [Kangchenjunga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/kangchenjunga/): third highest mountain in the world, in Nepal and India
- [Dhaulagiri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/dhaulagiri/): mountain in Nepal
- [Makalu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/mount-makalu/): mountain in Nepal/China; 5th highest in the world
- [Annapurna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/annapurna-i/): mountain range in the Himalayas
- [Cho Oyu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/cho-oyu/): mountain in Nepal/China
- [Manaslu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/manaslu/): mountain in Nepal; eighth highest mountain in the world

Every Nepal place under Nature, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/naturaleza/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Lhotse Middle?

It is a subsidiary peak to Lhotse (洛子中一峰 ལྷོ་རྩེ་ཀྱི་༡ ल्होत्से मध्य १ in the local language) in Nepal. It has articles in 4 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Nepal: one to enjoy at a calmer pace.

### When is the best time to visit Lhotse Middle?

September to October, and it is worth checking carefully: at 8,410 m the season is shorter than lower down. In June there are 13 h 46 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 14.

### How do you get to Lhotse Middle?

The nearest main airport is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), 158 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=27.960682%2C86.937589) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Nepal is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/#moverse).

### How do I add it to my trip?

With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Nepal map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby.

### What else is around here?

Nearby you have [Lhotse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/lhotse/), [Lhotse Shar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/lhotse-shar/), [South Summit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/south-summit/). The rest is in [the Nepal guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/).

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2687648806), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21838044), CC0. More about Lhotse Middle on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhotse_Middle_I). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).