Monday, November 7, 2011

List of mountains in Nepal

Nepal contains part of the Himalayas, 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/Peak metres feet Section notes
Mount Everest 8,848 29,029 Khumbu Mahalangur   Earth's highest from sea level
Kangchenjunga 8,586 28,169 Northern Kangchenjunga   3rd highest on Earth
Lhotse 8,516 27,940 Everest Group   4th highest
Makalu 8,462 27,762 Makalu Mahalangur   5th highest
Cho Oyu 8,201 26,906 Khumbu Mahalangur   6th highest
Dhaulagiri I 8,167 26,795 Dhaulagiri   7th highest
Manaslu 8,156 26,759 Mansiri   8th highest
Annapurna I 8,091 26,545 Annapurna   10th highest
Gyachung Kang 7,952 26,089 Khumbu Mahalangur   between Everest and Cho Oyu
Himalchuli 7,893 25,896 Mansiri   18th highest
Ngadi Chuli 7,871 25,823 Mansiri   First ascent 1970
Nuptse 7,861 25,791 Everest Group   319 metres prominence from Lhotse
Jannu 7,710 25,295 Kumbhakarna Kangchenjunga  
Jongsong Peak 7,462 24,482 Janak   #57 in the world
Yangra 7,422 24,350 Ganesh  
Kabru 7,412 24,318 Singalila Kangchenjunga  
Chamlang 7,321 24,019 Barun Mahalangur   #79 in the world
Langtang Lirung 7,227 23,711 Langtang   #99 in the world
Chamar 7,187 23,579 Sringi   First ascent 1953
Pumori 7,161 23,494 Khumbu Mahalangur   First ascent 1962
Nemjung 7,140 23,425     First ascent 1983
Gauri Sankar 7,134 23,406 Rolwaling   First ascent 1979
Tilicho Peak 7,134 23,406 Annapurna   First ascent 1979
Api 7,132 23,399 Yoka Pahar Gurans   First ascent 1960
Baruntse 7,129 23,389 Barun Mahalangur   First ascent 1954
Nilgiri 7,061 23,166 Nilgiri Annapurna   First ascent 1962
Saipal 7,031 23,068 Saipal Gurans  
Machapuchare 6,993 22,943 Annapurna   Sacred mountain, unclimbed
Kang Guru 6,981 22,904 Larkya or Peri   2005 avalanche kills 18
Dorje Lakpa 6,966 22,854 Langtang  
Ama Dablam 6,812 22,349 Barun Mahalangur   "Mother and her necklace"
Kangtega 6,782 22,251 Barun Mahalangur   First ascent 1963
Cho Polu 6,735 22,096 Barun Mahalangur   First ascent 1999
Num Ri 6,677 21,906 Barun Mahalangur   First ascent 2002
Khumbutse 6,640 21,785 Khumbu Mahalangur   First mountain west of Everest
Thamserku 6,623 21,729 Barun Mahalangur   First ascent 1964
Dragmarpo Ri 6,578 21,581 Langtang   Unclimbed
Taboche 6,542 21,463 Khumbu Mahalangur   First ascent 1974
Singu Chuli 6,501 21,329 Annapurna   Trekking peak
Mera Peak 6,476 21,247 Himalayas   Trekking peak
Hiunchuli 6,441 21,132 Annapurna   Trekking peak (difficult)
Cholatse 6,440 21,129 Khumbu Mahalangur   Connected to Taboche
Kusum Kangguru 6,367 20,889 Barun Mahalangur   Trekking peak (difficult)
Ombigaichan 6,340 20,801 Barun Mahalangur  
Kongde Ri 6,187 20,299 Barun Mahalangur   Trekking peak (difficult)
Imja Tse 6,160 20,210 Khumbu Mahalangur   Also known as Island Peak. Popular trekking peak.
Lobuche 6,145 20,161 Khumbu Mahalangur   Trekking peak
Nirekha 6,069 19,911 Khumbu Mahalangur   Trekking peak (difficult)
Baden-Powell Peak 5,825 19,111 Jugal   Formerly known as Urkema Peak
Pokalde 5,806 19,049 Khumbu Mahalangur   Trekking peak (moderate)
Mount Khumbila 5,761 18,901 Mahalangur   Unclimbed
Tharpu Chuli 5,663 18,579 Annapurna   Trekking peak
Kala Patthar 5,545 18,192 Khumbu Mah   Popular hiking peak below Pumori
Yala Peak 5,520 18,110 Langtang  

Other Ranges

North of the Greater Himalayas in western Nepal, ~6,000 metre Tibetan Border Ranges form the Ganges-Brahmaputra divide, which the international border generally follows. South of the Greater Himalayas, Nepal has a High Mountain region of ~4,000 metre summits, then the Middle Hills and Mahabharat Range with 1,500 to 3,000 metre summits. South of the Mahabharats, an outer range of foothills with ~1,000 metre summits is called the Siwaliks or Churiya Hills.

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