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Rongbuk Glacier

7,042 m23,104 ft

Area: 23.84 km²
Lowest point: 5,150 m
Tonight: -28°CFair · Wind 15 km/h S

Rongbuk Glacier in People's Republic of China covers 23.8 km² and spans 5,150–7,042 m above sea level.

All facts

Highest point: 7,042 m

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3D map

Rongbuk Glacier 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Rongbuk Glacier topographic map

200 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 1,000 mShowing west → east through the centre

Rongbuk Glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.

Downloads

Rongbuk Glacier downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGRongbuk Glacier satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-28.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Glacier

Rongbuk Glacier: size and slope

Drawn to scale from the OpenStreetMap outline and the Copernicus 30 m terrain model.

Vertical range: 1,892 m
Mean slope: 16°
Faces: northmostly shaded

Weather

Rongbuk Glacier weather

Today · Fog · -28 / -18°C (-18 / 0°F) · Wind 15 km/h S

Rongbuk Glacier forecast for about 7,042 m.

Today-28°-18°–15 km/h S
Sun-27°-18°–14 km/h S
Mon-27°-15°–10 km/h S
Tue-26°-16°–12 km/h SW
Wed-27°-14°0.5 mm8 km/h S
Thu-20°-14°24.8 mm6 km/h S
Fri-14°-12°75.7 mm10 km/h S
Sat-20°-13°0.7 mm20 km/h S
Sun-25°-15°–9 km/h S
Mon-28°-17°0.3 mm9 km/h S

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Rongbuk Glacier

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Rongbuk Glacier, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest campsite
珠峰大本营
4.0 km NNW · +1 more within 5.8 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 2

Place	Distance
珠峰大本营Campsite	4.0 km NNW
中间营地Campsite	5.8 km ESE

Slope

Share of the 21 × 21 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°

26.7%

Moderate, 15–30°

23.0%

Steep, 30–45°

34.3%

Cliffs, 45° and over

15.9%

Steeper than 30°: 50.2% of the 441 km² view
Relief in view: 3,811 m low point 4,927 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 75.8%Bare rock / sparse 23.1%Moss & lichen 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 10.5 km of Rongbuk Glacier.

Summit list 7

1尖兵峰6,852 m 2.6 km E
2Changzheng Ri6,916 m 2.8 km NE
3Jianshe Top6,563 m 3.5 km ENE
4Tongqiang6,907 m 6.2 km WNW
5Kellas Rock Peak7,078 m 7.8 km NNE
6Hongxing6,927 m 7.9 km NW
7Shuguang6,573 m 8.3 km NW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 10.5 km; 46 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Tibetan Snowcock27
Alpine Accentor27
Great Rosefinch8
Yellow-billed Chough5
Black-headed Mountain-Finch5
Androsace tapete4

Where it sits

Where Rongbuk Glacier sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

South SummitPeak · 8,749 m8.7 km SSE

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)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
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 · Wikipedia

Rongbuk Glacier

West → east through the centre

Nearest campsite