Makalu is the
fifth highest mountain in the
world at 8,481 metres
(27,825 ft) and is located
19 km (12 mi) southeast of
Mount Everest , on the border
between Nepal and China.
One of the eight-thousanders ,
Makalu is an isolated peak
whose shape is a four-sided
pyramid.
Makalu has two notable
subsidiary peaks.
Kangchungtse, or Makalu II
(7,678 m) lies about 3 km
(2 mi) north-northwest of the
main summit. Rising about
5 km (3.1 mi) north-northeast
of the main summit across a
broad plateau, and connected
to Kangchungtse by a narrow,
7,200 m saddle, is Chomo
Lonzo (7,804 m).