Mount Cho Oyu is the world’s sixth highest mountain. In the Tibetan language Cho Oyu means “Turquoise Goddess”. This is the westernmost major peak in the Khumbu Sub region along the Mahalangur range. Cho Oyu stands on the border between Nepal and China. The peak lies in the Mahalangur sub range of the Nepal Himalayas. It is located in the Khumjung Village Development Committees under Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality in the Solukhumbu District of Eastern Nepal. It elevates to a height of 8,201 m or 26,906 feet. The latitude and longitude of the peak are 28.0936 in the North and 86.6634 in the East respectively. The peak is open for expeditions and it takes approximately 56 days to ascent the peak successfully. The caravan route for Cho Oyu begins from Lukla to Nurning to Jorsalle to Namche to Khumjung to Machherma to Gokyo and finally to the Base Camp. The total distance of the caravan route through Gokyo is 39.2 km. The total climbing route length is 17.5 km. The nearest settlement to Mount Cho Oyu is in Gokyo. The nearest army, police and health posts to the peak are in Namche which is at a distance of 22.0 km. The nearest tourist post from the peak is in Lukla whichis 39.2 km away.