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Kala Patthar
- Mapped trail
- 1.8 km+448 m · about 1 h · T2Ends 60 m below the summit.
- Isolation
- 0.2 km
- Tonight
- -17°CPartly cloudy · Wind 13 km/h S
Kala Patthar is a 5,645 m (18,520 ft) mountain in the Himalayas, Koshi Province, Nepal.
All facts
- Elevation
- 5,645 m · 18,520 ft
- Nearest higher peak
- Pumori (7,161 m)
- Range
- Himalayas
- Region
- Koshi Province, Nepal
- Protected area
- Sagarmatha National Park
- Coordinates
- 27.9990° N, 86.8268° E
How to get to the top of Kala Patthar
The shortest mapped walking route from where a car can get you, with distance and climb from the terrain model.
From गोरक शेप (hamlet)
- Distance
- 1.8 kmone way
- Climb
- +448 m(1,470 ft up)
- Time up
- about 1 h
- Difficulty
- T2Mountain trail, sure footing needed
The mapped trail ends 60 m below the summit. Above that there is no mapped path: expect glacier, scrambling or open ground, and go with a guide if you have no route-finding experience.
Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Climb from the terrain model. Trails change and maps miss things: check conditions locally.
Kala Patthar 3D map
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Kala Patthar terrain and contours
100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. The route drawn is the easiest mapped one, from गोरक शेप. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
West → east through the summit
Kala Patthar weather
Today · Fair · -17 / -7°C (1 / 19°F) · Wind 13 km/h S
Kala Patthar forecast for the summit, about 5,645 m.
- Today-17°-7°–13 km/h S
- Sun-18°-7°–14 km/h S
- Mon-17°-6°–11 km/h E
- Tue-17°-6°–8 km/h S
- Wed-17°-6°0.4 mm7 km/h NE
- Thu-11°-6°27.3 mm5 km/h NE
- Fri-7°-6°99.7 mm6 km/h S
- Sat-12°-5°1.8 mm7 km/h S
- Sun-15°-5°–9 km/h NE
- Mon-18°-7°0.4 mm9 km/h NE
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.
Camping & parking near Kala Patthar
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Kala Patthar, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest campsite
Everest Base Camp
All mapped places 3
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Everest Base CampCampsite | 2.2 km E |
| Asian TrekkingCampsite | 2.2 km E |
| Camp 1SCampsite | 5.1 km ESE |
How steep is the route to Kala Patthar?
The easiest mapped route, 1.8 km from 5,151 m to 5,596 m. Steepest stretch: 45°.
- 0–15°1.1 km
- 15–30°0.6 km
- 30–45°0.1 km
Grades are averaged between profile points about 20 m apart, so short steeper steps don’t show.
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 32 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Tibetan Snowcock26
- Alpine Accentor26
- Great Rosefinch7
- Black-headed Mountain-Finch5
- Yellow-billed Chough4
- Smooth Ground Daisy3
Where Kala Patthar sits
- Range
- Himalayas121
- Region
- Koshi Province5Nepal73Asia964
- Protected area
- Sagarmatha National Park12
Nearby places
PumoriPeak · 7,161 m↑1.9 km N
Khumbu IcefallGlacier · 5,486 m↑4.5 km E
NuptsePeak · 7,861 m↑6.9 km ESE
Western Cwm6,000 m↑7.3 km ESE
Cho LaPass · 5,420 m↑8.5 km WSW
More in the Himalayas 6
Kala Patthar downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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How accurate is this?
12 m high This 3D map reads 5,657 m at the summit; the official height is 5,645 m.
Why: a 30 m terrain model measures the surface, snow, ice and trees included, and official heights can come from older surveys.
| Source | Summit | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Official height (Wikidata) | 5,645 m | — |
| Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page) | 5,657 m | +12 m |
| Copernicus GLO-90 | 5,649 m | +4 m |
Data sources
- Terrain
- Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-28)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Routes, Camping & parking
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Accuracy comparison, Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
- Sources
- Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia