Kunde is a village in the
Khumbu region of
Nepal within the
Sagarmatha National Park. It is directly adjacent to
Khumjung village in the valley at the foot of Khumjung Khumbi Yul Lha, the sacred mountain of the Sherpas. The Khumjung-Valley is located between 3800m and 4000m above sea level. Kunde is located in the western part of the valley and slightly higher than Khumung. It is the site of
Kunde Hospital, founded by Sir
Edmund Hillary in 1966. Kunde is located less than 25km away from Mount Everest and is situated in the Himalayas near the Nepal/China border.