Lingtren
Himalayan mountain
Lingtren (Nepali: लिङ्ट्रेन), 6,749 metres (22,142 ft), is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal area of Himalaya, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) distant in a direct line from Mount Everest. It lies on the international border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and it was first climbed in 1935. A mountain nearby to the west was originally named Lingtrennup ("West Lingtren") but is now more commonly called by its Mandarin Chinese translation Xi Lingchain.
Geography
A long chain of mountains extends generally somewhat north of west from Mount Everest whose west ridge descends to the col of Lho La (6,026 metres (19,770 ft)) before rising to Khumbutse (6,665 metres (21,867 ft)). The ridge drops to an unnamed col at 6,204 metres (20,354 ft) and then ascends to Lingtren from where it continues to another unnamed col at 6,126 metres (20,098 ft) and then to Pumori (7,165 metres (23,507 ft)). Bounded on the north by this chain of mountains is the Khumbu Glacier, which descends to the northwest over the Icefall before it turns sharply southwest. Lingtren lies at the apex of this right-angled bend. North of the mountain chain in Tibet the West Rongbuk Glacier flows east to join the main Rongbuk Glacier. Near Lingtren, the Khumbu glacier is at about 5,400 metres (17,700 ft) whereas the West Rongbuk glacier is at about 6,000 metres (20,000 ft).
Geologically the south face of the mountain is of black gneiss overlain by a thick sill of massive granite.
“Lingtren” enters the record as himalayan mountain. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Lingtren, Himalayan and mountain can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1826566. Authority coordinates are 28.017, 86.850. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1935.
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