Mount Everest base camp elevation

Mount Everest base camp is the most popular travel destination in the world. It is a selective trekking point that leads to the highest peak in the world. The Mount Everest base camp elevation is 5364 meters above sea level, or 17598 feet asl, on its southern slope in Nepal. The north Everest base camp elevation is 5150 masl in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

Where is Mount Everest? 

Mount Everest is in Nepal, but its broad mountain mass is exactly in the boarder between Nepal and China. It is the geographical boundary of two Asian countries within central Himalayan range. It is a part of Hindukush Himalaya. The Mt. Everest summit is the highest point of the world, also known as the third pole of the earth. It is a part of Mahalangur range, the home of several mountain peaks above 8000 m. 

Mount Everest base camp

The Himalayan beauty along with Sagarmatha is the major attraction dragging trekkers towards EBC. The south Everest base camp elevation at 5364 m is based on the location where Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa settled their camp for Mount Everest expedition in 1953 AD. Their successful attempt to summit Everest from south face becomes a historic moment and each of their steps becomes a landmark for trekkers and mountaineers. The renowned Everest base camp is the exact place where the first climber of mount Everest had made their first camp on the southern base of Everest. 

The Mount Everest elevation is 8848.86 m above sea level and can be climbed from both faces northern and southern. Comparatively, expedition from north face of Mount Everest is more technical than one from the southern face. On the other hand, we can drive to north Everest base camp while trekking and Heli tour are the only option to reach south EBC. 

How to reach Mount Everest Base Camp?

Heli tour to Everest base camp and EBC trek are the common way to reach Mount Everest base camp elevation, 5364 m. Heli tour to base camp is the fastest and easiest way to reach Sagarmatha base camp. The 14 days Everest base camp trek is the most popular trekking to explore base camp and enjoy the enormous beauty of the Himalayan ranges: Mount Everest, Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Lhotse, Thamserkhu, Cholache, Pumori and many more. 

The trekking route to Everest base camp starts from Lukla and continues for eight days to reach EBC. We will acclimatize in Namche and Dingboche, So, six days walking and two rest days is the best arrangement for perfect trekking. We can return Lukla within three days. Phakding, Namche, Tengboche, Lobuche and Gorekshep are the locations for accommodation sites while ascending to base camp. Pheriche, Namche and Lukla are the locations for the accommodation while descending from base camp.

We should walk six to seven hours every day to reach base camp, but the trekking route will be long while descending. We can cover long distance while trekking downward due to no risk of altitude sickness and low elevation.

The elevation chart shows that the highest elevation of Everest base camp trekking route is 5364m in base camp of Mount Everest. The highest tea house site is Gorakshep at 5164 m while Phakding is the lowest location at 2610m for night stay. We can also climb Kalapatthar at 5644 m for close up Mount Everest view from the highest point. 

Conclusion: Mount Everest base camp elevation

The entire trekking route to EBC is above 2500m. Therefore, trekking at such high elevation from sea level is a challenge. The trekkers planning for the Mount Everest base camp trek should be well prepared to be protected from altitude sickness.