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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Mountains in Nepal

Nepal contains part of the Himalaya, the highest mountain range in the world. Eight of the fourteen eight-thousanders are located in the country, either in whole or shared across a border with Tibet or India.

Mountain/Peakmetresfeetnotes
Mount Everest8,84829,028Highest mountain in the world (measuring from sea level to peak)
Kangchenjunga8,58628,169#3 in the world
Lhotse8,51627,939#4 in the world
Makalu8,46227,765#5 in the world
Cho Oyu8,20126,906#6 in the world
Dhaulagiri8,16726,794#7 in the world
Manaslu8,15626,758#8 in the world
Annapurna8,09126,545#10 in the world
Gyachung Kang7,95226,089
Ngadi Chuli7,87125,823
Nuptse7,86125,790
Chamlang7,31924,152
Langtang Lirung7,22723,711
Baruntse7,22023,688
Chamar7,18723,326
Melungtse7,18123,555
Pumori7,16123,494
Gauri Sankar7,13423,405
Api7,13223,399
Tilicho Peak7,13423,405
Salasungo7,11023,326
Machapuchare6,99322,943Sacred mountain, unclimbed
Kang Guru6,98122,9042005 avalanche kills 18
Dorje Lakpa6,96622,854
Kanjiroba6,88322,580
Ama Dablam6,81222,349"Mother and her necklace"
Cho Polu6,73522,096
Num Ri6,67721,906
Thamserku6,62321,729
Khumbutse6,64021,725First mountain west of Everest
Taboche6,50121,329
Mera Peak6,47621,246Trekking peak
Hiunchuli6,44121,132Difficult trekking peak
Cholatse6,44021,128
Kusum Kangguru6,36720,888Difficult trekking peak
Kongde Ri6,18720,298Trekking peak
Imja Tse6,16020,210Popular trekking peak
Pokalde5,74518,848
Kala Pattar5,54518,192Popular hiking peak below Pumori
Nirekha6,06919 911New trekking peak
Baden-Powell Peak5,82519,111Formerly known as Urkema Peak

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