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

> Lhotse Shar is a mountain in the Himalayas (洛子东峰 ལྷོ་རྩེ་ཤར ल्होत्से शार) in Nepal, at 8,382 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 7 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-shar/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-11
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **What it is:** Mountain in the Himalayas · Nature, Mountains
- **Local name:** 洛子东峰 ལྷོ་རྩེ་ཤར ल्होत्से शार
- **Where:** Nepal
- **Elevation:** 8,382 m
- **You can go:** September to October.
- **Nearest airport:** KTM Kathmandu, 159 km as the crow flies
- **Coordinates:** 27.95875, 86.94376

## What it is and where

Lhotse Shar is a mountain in the Himalayas (洛子东峰 ལྷོ་རྩེ་ཤར ल्होत्से शार) in Nepal, at 8,382 m above sea level. It has articles in 7 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Nepal: one to enjoy at a calmer pace.

Its coordinates are 27.95875, 86.94376; the nearest main airport is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM, Kathmandu), 159 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=27.958753%2C86.943763)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=27.958753%2C86.943763)

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 Shar: **September to October**, and the season is short because it sits at 8,382 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 Shar 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 Middle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/lhotse-middle-i/): Subsidiary peak to Lhotse · 644 m
- [Lhotse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/lhotse/): Mountain in Nepal · 1.2 km
- [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 · 3.4 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 · 3.7 km
- [Lhotse Shar Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/lhotse-shar-glacier/): Glacier in Nepal · 4.0 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 Shar?

It is a mountain in the Himalayas (洛子东峰 ལྷོ་རྩེ་ཤར ल्होत्से शार in the local language) in Nepal. It has articles in 7 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 Shar?

September to October, and it is worth checking carefully: at 8,382 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 Shar?

The nearest main airport is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), 159 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=27.958753%2C86.943763) 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 Middle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/lhotse-middle-i/), [Lhotse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/nepal/lhotse/), [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/2677892529), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11237699), CC0. More about Lhotse Shar on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhotse_Shar). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).