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Mount Everest Location: Border of Nepal & China (Tibet)

Where Is Mount Everest?

Mount Everest (Sagarmatha / Chomolungma) sits in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas, straddling the international border between:

Nepal (south side) — Khumbu region, Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province.
China (north side) — Tibet Autonomous Region, Tingri County, Shigatse Prefecture.

Coordinates

Summit: 27°59′17″N, 86°55′31″E
Elevation: 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft) — 2020 joint China-Nepal survey.

Access Points

Side	Base Camp	Access	Permit
South (Nepal)	5,364 m (17,598 ft)	Flight to Lukla + 8–12 day trek	Nepal MoCTCA: $11,000 (spring), $5,500 (autumn)
North (Tibet)	5,150 m (16,900 ft)	Drive from Lhasa (2–3 days) via Friendship Hwy	China Tibet Mountaineering Assoc: ~$7,000–$10,000

Geopolitical Note

The summit is the exact border line. Both nations claim it; 1960/1961 boundary treaties confirmed the watershed divide. Climbers summit from both sides.