Editing Mount Everest (section)

===Context and maps===
{{wide image|File:Everest-3D-Map-Type-EN.jpg|800px|3D rendering of Mount Everest and surrounding terrain}}

Nearby peaks include [[Lhotse]], {{convert|8516|m|ft|abbr=on}}; [[Nuptse]], {{convert|7855|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and [[Changtse]], {{convert|7580|m|ft|abbr=on}} among others. Another nearby peak is [[Khumbutse]], and many of the highest mountains in the world are near Mount Everest. On the southwest side, a major feature in the lower areas is the [[Khumbu Glacier|Khumbu icefall and glacier]], an obstacle to climbers on those routes but also to the base camps.
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{{Himalaya annotated imagemap|width=600|caption=Southern and northern climbing routes as seen from the [[International Space Station]] (The names on the photo are links to corresponding pages.)}}