Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain

Mountain

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 on Earth

Earth

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 (after Mount Everest

Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...

, K2

K2

K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest...

 and Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain of the world with an elevation of and located along the India-Nepal border in the Himalayas.Kangchenjunga is also the name of the section of the Himalayas and means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five peaks, four of them over...

) and is connected to Everest via the South Col

South Col

The South Col usually refers to the southern col between Mount Everest and Lhotse, the first and fourth highest mountains in the world. When climbers attempt to climb Everest from the southeast ridge in Nepal, their final camp is situated on the South Col...

. In addition to the main summit at 8,516 metres (27,940 ft) above sea level, Lhotse Middle (East) is 8414 metres (27,605 ft) and Lhotse Shar is 8383 metres (27,503.3 ft). It is located at the border between Tibet (China

People's Republic of China

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) and the Khumbu region of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

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Lhotse is best known for its proximity to Mount Everest and the fact that climbers ascending the standard route on that peak spend some time on its northwest face; see below.