The
Khumbu Glacier is located in the
Khumbu region of northeastern
Nepal between
Mount Everest and the
Lhotse-
Nuptse ridge. With elevations of at its terminus to at its source, it is the world's highest glacier. The Khumbu Glacier is followed for the final part of the trail to one of the
Everest Base Camps. The start of the glacier is in the
Western Cwm near Everest. The glacier has a large icefall, the
Khumbu Icefall, at the west end of the lower Western Cwm. This icefall is the first major obstacle—and among the more dangerous—on the standard south col route to the Everest summit. The end of Khumbu Glacier is located at 27.932N and 86.805E.