Sagarmatha Zone
Sagarmāthā Zone took its name from the Nepalese name for Mount Everest, which is located in the very north of the zone within the Sagarmatha National Park (1,148 km²) in the Solu Khumbu district. Sagarmāthā means "the Head in the Great Blue Sky".List of districts of Nepal
Sagarmatha National Park
The park contains the upper catchment areas of the Dudh Kosi river, Bhotekoshi river basin and the Gokyo Lakes. It is largely composed of rugged terrain and gorges of the high Himalayas, ranging from at Monjo to the top of the world's highest peak Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) at above sea level. Other peaks above are Lhotse, Cho Oyu, Thamserku, Nuptse, Amadablam and Pumori. Barren land above comprises 69% of the park while 28% is grazing land and the remaining 3% is forested. Climatic zones include a forested temperate zone, a subalpine zone above , and an alpine zone above that constitutes the upper limit of vegetation growth. The nival zone starts at .