{{short description|Mountain in Nepal}} {{Expand German|topic=geo|date=October 2024|Parchamo}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Parchamo | other_name = | image = File:Bhote Koshi.JPG | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image_size = 250px | image_alt = | image_caption = Parchamo is the snow-capped lower mountain on the left of the center of the picture | elevation_m = 6187 | elevation_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=82142 |title=Parchamo Peak, Nepal |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=peakbagger.com}}</ref> | prominence_m = | prominence_ref = | range = Rolwaling Himal | parent_peak = | listing = | map = Nepal | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Nepal | map_relief = | map_size = | location = Rolwaling Himal, Nepal | label = Parchamo | label_position = | isolation = | isolation_km = | isolation_ref = | translation = | language = | pronunciation = | topo = | coordinates = {{coord|27|50|11.66|N|86|32|50.78|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | type = | age = | first_ascent = 18 April 1955 by Phil Boultbee und Dennis Davis | easiest_route = snow/ice climb | normal_route = | access = }} '''Parchamo''' (also Pharchamo, Parchemuche, Parchoma, Pachermo Peak or Pachhermo Peak) is a {{convert|6187|m|ft}} high trekking peak in the Rolwaling Himal mountain range of the Himalayas.<ref name="Oconnor"/> It is located on the boundary between the Dolakha District and the Solukhumbu District of Nepal.
The summit offers a view of Mount Everest, Cho Oyu and Gyachung Kang with good visibility. On the north flank of Parchamo is the {{convert|5755|m|ft}} high Tashi Lapcha (Tesi Lapcha) pass, which leads from the Drolambao glacier in the west to the mountain village of Namche Bazaar in the east. North of the Tashi Lapcha pass rises the {{convert|6943|m|ft}} high Tengi Ragi Tau. To the south, a ridge leads from Parchamo to the {{convert|6718|m|ft}} Likhu Chuli.<ref name="Oconnor">{{cite book | title = The Trekking Peaks of Nepal | date=1992| first = Bill| last = O’Connor | isbn = 9781852236519 |publisher =Crowood }}</ref>
The first ascent of Parchamo was made by a UK expedition led by Alfred Gregory in 1955,<ref>{{cite web | title = The Merseyside Himalayan Expedition | website =MEF – Mount Everest Foundation| access-date = 9 October 2024 |url = https://www.mef.org.uk/expeditions/merseyside-himalayan }}</ref> Phil Boultbee and Dennis Davis reached the summit on 18 April 1955.<ref>{{cite journal | title = The Merseyside Himalayan Expedition 1955 | journal =Alpine Journal| date=1956| first =Alfred | last = Gregory | issn= 0065-6569 |volume =#61 | pages= 54–59 | access-date = 9 October 2024 |url = https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1956_files/AJ61%201956%2054-59%20Gregory%20Merseyside%20Exped.pdf }}</ref>
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