Viewing Top Snowy Peaks
Compared to looking up at the snowy mountains at the foot of the mountain, standing on the mountain and overlooking the snow-capped mountains is completely different, as the perspective is wider and it can better reflect the majesty of the snow-capped mountains stretching hundreds of miles. Usually, tourists only stay at the pass, where you can see five 8000-meter-high peaks. However, if you walk a short distance to reach the summit above the mountain pass, at the top of which you can see the 6th over 8000m snow mountain - Kangchenjunga /8,586m in the east.
There is a stone tablet written in Tibetan, Chinese, and English by the People's Government of Tingri County on the viewpoint platform. The inscription is as follows:
Mount Everest is the main peak of the Himalayas, with an altitude of 8,848.86 meters, making it the highest peak on earth. Within a 20-kilometer radius around it, there are five peaks above 8,000 meters above sea level and more than 40 peaks above 7,000 meters above sea level. From its south, you can see the world's 4th highest peak, Lhotse Peak with an altitude of 8,516 meters, and Zhuoqiong Peak with an altitude of 7,589 meters. To the southeast is the world's 5th highest peak, Makalu Peak with an altitude of 8463 meters. To the north is Changtse with an altitude of 7,543 meters, to the west, is Nuptse Peak with an altitude of 7,855 meters, Pumori Peak with an altitude of 7145 meters, GyachungKang Peak with an altitude of 7,994 meters and Cho Oyu, the world's 10th highest peak with an altitude of 8201 meters, as well as Shishapangma, the world's 14th highest peak with an altitude of 8,012 meters.
On the periphery of Mount Everest, there are some world-class peaks facing each other in the distance. To the southeast, you can overlook the world's third-highest peak, Mount Kanchenjunga, 8,586 meters above sea level. This peak is located at the junction of Nepal and Sikkim, in which numerous peaks get together called the third pole of the world.
Five 8000-meter-high peaks
In accordance with the order of inscription, there are six peaks above 8,000 meters that can be seen from the Gawula Pass Observation Deck, namely:
Mt. Everest(Qomolangma), with an elevation of 8848.86 meters, is known as "the world's first peak".Mt. Lhotse, with an elevation of 8,516 meters, is known as "the 4th highest peak in the world."Mt. Makalu, with an elevation of 8,463 meters, is known as "the 5th highest peak in the world".Mt. Cho Oyu, with an elevation of 8,201 meters, is known as "the 10th highest peak in the world".Mt. Shishapangma, with an elevation of 8,012 meters, is known as "the 14th highest peak in the world."Mt. Kanchenjunga, with an elevation of 8,586 meters, is known as "the 3rd highest peak in the world".
There are five peaks above 7,000 meters that can be seen from the Gawula Pass Observation Deck, namely:
Mt. Zhuoqiong, with an elevation of 7,589 meters.Mt. Changtse, with an elevation of 7,543 meters.Mt. Nuptse, with an elevation of 7,855 meters.Mt. Pumori, with an elevation of 7,145 meters.
Therefore, it is well-documented that what can be seen at Gawula Pass is six peaks above 8,000 meters and five peaks above 7,000 meters, totaling 11 world-class peaks.