Hillary Peak (Nepali: हिलारी शिखर) is the name which has been proposed by the Government of Nepal for a 7,681 metres (25,200 ft) peak in the Himalayas in honour of Edmund Hillary, who made the first ascent of Everest with Tenzing Norgay in 1953.[1]

Hillary Peak
The North Face of Cho Oyu from Tingri in Tibet. The Ngojumba Kang peaks are on the left.
Highest point
Elevation	7,681 m (25,200 ft)[1]
Coordinates	28°06′24″N 86°42′58″E
Geography
Hillary Peak Location in Nepal
Location	Solukhumbu, Nepal
Parent range	Himalayas

In September 2013 a government panel recommended that two mountains be renamed Hillary Peak and Tenzing Peak as part of a batch of summits that would be opened to climbers in 2014. The coordinates given by the government indicate that it is one of a clutch of peaks on the Nepal and Tibet border between Cho Oyu and Gyachung Kang, known variously as Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang and Ngojumba Ri.[2]

In the fall of 2016, two time Everest summiter Elia Saikaly along with Pasang Kaji Sherpa made an expedition to Hillary Peak.[3] They called off their summit bid due to dangers encountered including rock-falls, bad weather, hidden crevasses, and snow related issues.[4]

See also

• Hillary Step
• Hillary Montes

References

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