Mountains of 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/Peak metres   feet        note Mount Everest 8,848 29,028 Highest mountain in the world (measuring from sea level to peak) Kangchenjunga 8,586 28,169 #3 in the world Lhotse 8,516 27,939 #4 in the world Makalu 8,462 27,765 #5 in the world Cho Oyu 8,201 26,906 #6 in the world Dhaulagiri 8,167 26,794 #7 in the world Manaslu 8,156 26,758 #8 in the world Annapurna 8,091 26,545 #10 in the world Gyachung Kang 7,952 26,089 Ngadi Chuli 7,871 25,823 Nuptse 7,861 25,790 Chamlang 7,319 24,152 Langtang Lirung 7,227 23,711 Baruntse 7,220 23,688 Chamar 7,187 23,326 Melungtse 7,181 23,555 Pumori 7,161 23,494 Gauri Sankar 7,134 23,405 Api 7,132 23,399 Tilicho Peak 7,134 23,405 Salasungo 7,110 23,326 Machapuchare 6,993 22,943 Sacred mountain, unclimbed Kang Guru 6,981 22,904 2005 avalanche kills 18 Dorje Lakpa 6,966 22,854 Kanjiroba 6,883 22,580 Ama Dablam 6,812 22,349 "Mother and her necklace" Cho Polu 6,735 22,096 Num Ri 6,677 21,906 Thamserku 6,623 21,729 Khumbutse 6,640 21,725 First mountain west of Everest Taboche 6,501 21,329 Mera Peak 6,476 21,246 Trekking peak Hiunchuli 6,441 21,132 Difficult trekking peak Cholatse 6,440 21,128 Kusum Kangguru 6,367 20,888 Difficult trekking peak Kongde Ri 6,187 20,298 Trekking peak Imja Tse 6,160 20,210 Popular trekking peak Pokalde 5,745 18,848 Kala Pattar 5,545 18,192 Popular hiking peak below Pumori Nirekha 6,069 19 911 New trekking peak Baden-Powell Peak 5,825 19,111 Formerly known as Urkema Peak