Editing Cho Oyu (section)

{{short description|6th-highest mountain on Earth}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Cho Oyu
| photo = ChoOyu-fromGokyo.jpg
| photo_caption = The south side of Cho Oyu from [[Gokyo]].
| elevation_m = 8188
| elevation_ref = <br /><small>[[List of highest mountains|Ranked 6th]]</small>
| prominence_m  = 2340
| prominence_ref = <ref name="peaklist">{{cite web|url=http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/china1.html|title=China I: Tibet - Xizang|publisher=Peaklist.org|access-date=2014-05-29}}</ref>
| listing = [[Eight-thousander]]<br />[[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]]
| translation = Turquoise Goddess
| language = [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]
| location = [[Nepal]] ([[Province No. 1]])–[[People's Republic of China|China]] ([[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]])
| range = [[Mahalangur Himal]], [[Himalayas]]
| map_caption = Location in Province No. 1, Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China
| map_size = 300
| map_image ={{OSM Himalaya|lat_d=28.1|long=86.7|zoom=7}}
| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|28|05|39|N|86|39|39|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent = October 19, 1954 by [[Herbert Tichy]], Joseph Jöchler, Pasang Dawa Lama<br />(First winter ascent 12 February 1985 [[Maciej Berbeka]] and [[Maciej Pawlikowski]])
| easiest_route = snow/ice/glacier climb
}}

'''Cho Oyu''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: चोयु; {{bo|t=ཇོ་བོ་དབུ་ཡ}}; {{zh|c=卓奥友峰}}) is the [[List of highest mountains#List|sixth-highest mountain]] in the world at {{convert|8188|m|ft}} above [[sea level]]. Cho Oyu means "[[Turquoise]] Goddess" in [[Tibetic languages|Tibetan]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/8000MeterPeaks/page10.php|title=NASA Earth Observatory: Cho Oyu|publisher=NASA|date=2018}}</ref>  The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the ''[[Khumbu]]'' sub-section of the [[Mahalangur Himal]]aya 20&nbsp;km west of [[Mount Everest]].  The mountain stands on the [[China–Nepal border]], between the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] and [[Koshi Province]].

Just a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu is [[Nangpa La]] (5,716m/18,753&nbsp;ft), a [[glaciated]] pass that serves as the main trading route between the [[Tibetans]] and the [[Khumbu]]'s [[Sherpa (people)|Sherpa]]s. This pass separates the Khumbu and [[Rolwaling Himal|Rolwaling]] [[Himalayas]]. Due to its proximity to this pass and the generally moderate slopes of the standard northwest ridge route, Cho Oyu is considered the easiest [[eight-thousander|8,000 metre peak]] to climb.<ref name=peakware/> It is a popular objective for [[professional]]ly guided parties.