Mahalangur Himal, Koshi Province

Pumori

also पुमोरी · Pumo Ri

7,161 m23,494 ft28.016°N 86.828°E

At a glance

Elevation: 7,161 m · 23,494 ft^[1]
Prominence: 1,278 m^[1]
Range: Mahalangur Himal^[1]
Region: Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province^[2]
Coordinates: 28.0156° N, 86.8281° E^[1]
First ascent: 17 May 1962, Gerhard Lenser^[2]

Elevation is height above sea level; prominence is how far it rises above the lowest col connecting it to higher ground.

The mountain's story

Pumori stands on the Nepal–China border in the Mahalangur Himal, just eight kilometres west of Everest. Its name, given by George Mallory, means 'the Mountain Daughter' in the Sherpa language (pumo for young girl or daughter, ri for mountain), and climbers sometimes call it Everest's Daughter. Mallory also called it Clare Peak, after his own daughter.^[2]

Gerhard Lenser of a German–Swiss expedition made the first ascent on 17 May 1962. At its foot sits Kala Patthar, a brown bump below the south face that many trekkers climb for the most accessible close view of Everest.^[3][2]

Little things worth knowing

1
Named by Mallory
George Mallory named Pumori, and also called it Clare Peak after his daughter.^[2]
2
Kala Patthar
The popular viewpoint Kala Patthar (5,643 m) is an outlier of Pumori.^[2]
3
New line
In spring 1996 Leopold Sulovský and Zdeněk Michalec climbed a new route on the south face.^[2]

Where it lives

Summit coordinates from Wikidata; hollow dots are viewpoints from which this peak is documented as visible.

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Look closer

Pumori, Nepal, Asia. Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Culture & meaning

Names and documented meaning
In Sherpa, 'pumo' means young girl or daughter and 'ri' means mountain.^[2]

If you want to visit

Places from which Pumori is documented as visible:

Gokyo Ri^[4]

Permits, fees and access rules change. Check current requirements with the Nepal Tourism Board before you travel. We don't list routes or logistics we can't keep current.

Sources & further reading

4 sources

[1]
Wikidata item Q1137644, Wikidata, retrieved 2026-10-23 · accessed 2026-10-23
[2]
Pumori, Wikipedia · accessed 2026-10-23
[3]
Kala Patthar, Wikipedia · accessed 2026-10-23
[4]
Gokyo Ri, Wikipedia · accessed 2026-10-23

Structured values (elevation, coordinates, prominence) come from Wikidata, which aggregates survey sources. Wikipedia articles are used as secondary references; we prefer primary survey and expedition records as we add them. Last verified 2026-10-23.