Western Cwm
- Depth
- 1,012 m
- Rim
- 7,292 m
- Length
- 7.5 km
- Tonight
- -29°CPartly cloudy · Wind 13 km/h S
Western Cwm is up to 1,012 m deep: the rim reaches 7,292 m and the floor 5,313 m, along 7.5 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 5,313 m
Western Cwm 3D map
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Western Cwm 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.
Western Cwm elevation profile
West → east through the centre
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Depth of Western Cwm
Up to 1,012 m deep (typically 950 m) along the 7.5 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Western Cwm weather
Today · Partly cloudy · -29 / -20°C (-20 / -4°F) · Wind 13 km/h S
Western Cwm forecast for about 7,292 m.
- Today-29°-20°–13 km/h S
- Sun-29°-20°–14 km/h S
- Mon-29°-17°–10 km/h E
- Tue-28°-17°–10 km/h SW
- Wed-27°-17°0.4 mm6 km/h SW
- Thu-21°-15°26.5 mm3 km/h S
- Fri-16°-15°91.9 mm7 km/h S
- Sat-22°-15°0.7 mm9 km/h S
- Sun-25°-17°0.1 mm4 km/h E
- Mon-29°-19°0.4 mm4 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 near Western Cwm
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Western Cwm, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest campsite
Camp 2S
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 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.
- Steeper than 30°
- 61.0% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 3,746 m low point 4,992 m
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.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 6 km of Western Cwm.
Summit list 9
- 1South Summit8,749 m 3.2 km E
- 2Mount Everest8,849 m 3.2 km E
- 3Lhotse North II8,117 m 4.4 km ESE
- 4Lhotse North I8,275 m 4.6 km ESE
- 5Lhotse Nup I8,415 m 4.7 km SE
- 6Lhotse8,516 m 4.7 km ESE
- 7Lhotse Middle8,410 m 5.2 km ESE
- 8Lhotse Middle II8,372 m 5.5 km ESE
- 9Lhotse Shar8,382 m 5.9 km ESE
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 22 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Tibetan Snowcock13
- Alpine Accentor13
- Great Rosefinch7
- Black-headed Mountain-Finch5
- Gerard's Jointfir3
- Yellow-billed Chough2
Where Western Cwm sits
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- Land cover
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- Summits
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- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)