Place to visit
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.
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.
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It is one of the Nature and Mountains places in Nepal. In Kokai 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.
- JanBetter not10:25
- FebBetter not11:02
- MarBetter not11:48
- AprBetter not12:40
- MayBetter not13:23
- JunBetter not13:46
- JulBetter not13:37
- AugBetter not13:00
- SepPossible12:09
- OctPossible11:19
- NovBetter not10:35
- DecBetter not10:14
Best timePossibleBetter notHours of daylight
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 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.
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. 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 you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.
What is nearby
- LhotseMountain in Nepal521 m
- Lhotse SharMountain in the Himalayas644 m
- South SummitSecond-highest peak on Earth, and a subsidiary peak to the primary peak of Mount Everest3.0 km
- Mount EverestEarth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas3.3 km
- Lhotse Shar GlacierGlacier in Nepal4.4 km
Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Nepal guide.
More in Nepal: Nature
- Kangchenjunga: third highest mountain in the world, in Nepal and India
- Dhaulagiri: mountain in Nepal
- Makalu: mountain in Nepal/China; 5th highest in the world
- Annapurna: mountain range in the Himalayas
- Cho Oyu: mountain in Nepal/China
- Manaslu: mountain in Nepal; eighth highest mountain in the world
Every Nepal place under Nature, each with its season, is on its page.
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 opens the route on the map, and how to get around Nepal is explained in its country guide.
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, Lhotse Shar, South Summit. The rest is in the Nepal guide.
Keep reading
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