How high is Mount Everest?

Mount Everest is 8848.86 meters above sea level.

Mount Qomolangma is located in the middle of the Himalayas, with a huge pyramid shape and extremely steep terrain. The height of snow line is 5800-6200m on the north slope and 5500-6 100m on the south slope. There are three steep walls (north wall, east wall and southwest wall) between the northeast ridge, southeast ridge and west ridge, and 548 continental glaciers are distributed between these ridges and cliffs. The north and south slopes of Mount Everest are covered with white snow below 7500m, and the north and south slopes are gravel above 7500m.

1975, the elevation of Mount Everest measured in China was 8848.438+03m；; In 2005, the elevation of the rock surface on the summit of Mount Everest was 8844.43 meters. In 2020, members of the China Survey and Climbing Team climbed to the top again, with the latest elevation of 8848.86 meters. On February 8, 65438, China and Nepal officially announced to the world that the latest elevation of Mount Everest was 8848.86 meters.

The climate of Mount Everest.

The climate of Mount Qomolangma and its nearby peaks is complex and changeable, and even within a day, it is often difficult to predict. Generally speaking, the rainy season is from early June to mid-September every year, and the strong southeast monsoon leads to frequent rainstorms, fog, ice and snow, and unpredictable. 165438+1From mid-October to mid-February of the following year, due to the strong cold current in the northwest, the lowest temperature can reach -50℃ and the average temperature is around -30℃. The maximum wind speed can reach 90 meters per second.

Every year from the beginning of March to the end of May is the spring from windy season to rainy season, and from the beginning of September to the end of 10 is the autumn from rainy season to windy season. There may be better weather in these two seasons.

The above content is referenced from Baidu Encyclopedia-Mount Everest