Chomo Yummo

Chomo Yummo (Chinese: 卓木玉莫峰; pinyin: Zhuōmù yùmò fēng) is a 6,829 m (22,405 ft) mountain in the Himalayas on the border between Sikkim in India and Tibet in China.

Chomo Yummo
Chomo Yummo from near Gurudongmar Lake
Highest point
Elevation	6,829[1] m (22,405 ft)
Prominence	1,557 m (5,108 ft)
Coordinates	28°2′1″N 88°32′42″E
Geography
Chomo Yummo Sikkim, India Tibet, China Show map of Sikkim Chomo Yummo Chomo Yummo (India) Show map of India
Parent range	Himalayas

The term Chomo means "goddess" or "lady" in Tibetan.^[2]

History

Un-named sherpas were the first to summit this mountain. Chomo Yummo was then climbed, sometime much later, in 1911 by the Scottish alpinist Alexander Kellas with the help of sherpas.^[3]

See also

• Chomo Lhari
• Chomo Lonzo
• Chomolungma
• Chomolhari Kang

References

1. "Chomo Yummo".
2. McCue, Gary (1 October 2010). Trekking Tibet: A Traveler's Guide. The Mountaineers Books. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-59485-266-4. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
3. "AAC Publications - Asia, India, Sikkim Himalaya, Northern Sikkim, Various Ascents".