<P> The Khumbu Glacier is located in the Khumbu region of northeastern Nepal between Mount Everest and the Lhotse - Nuptse ridge . With elevations of 4,900 m ( 16,100 ft ) at its terminus to 7,600 m ( 24,900 ft ) at its source , it is the world 's highest glacier . The Khumbu Glacier is followed for the final part of the trail to one of the Everest Base Camps . The start of the glacier is in the Western Cwm near Everest . The glacier has a large icefall , the Khumbu Icefall , at the west end of the lower Western Cwm . This icefall is the first major obstacle -- and among the more dangerous -- on the standard south col route to the Everest summit . It is also the largest Glacier of Nepal . </P>
<P> The Khumbu Glacier is located in the Khumbu region of northeastern Nepal between Mount Everest and the Lhotse - Nuptse ridge . With elevations of 4,900 m ( 16,100 ft ) at its terminus to 7,600 m ( 24,900 ft ) at its source , it is the world 's highest glacier . The Khumbu Glacier is followed for the final part of the trail to one of the Everest Base Camps . The start of the glacier is in the Western Cwm near Everest . The glacier has a large icefall , the Khumbu Icefall , at the west end of the lower Western Cwm . This icefall is the first major obstacle -- and among the more dangerous -- on the standard south col route to the Everest summit . It is also the largest Glacier of Nepal . </P>
which is the highest glacier in the world
which is the highest glacier in the world
Khumbu Glacier
Khumbu Glacier