MOUNTAINEERING IN NEPAL
 The 800km stretch of the Nepal Himalaya is the greatest in the world with eight peaks that rise above 8,000m including the highest in the world, Mt. Everest. Ever since the country opened its peaks to climbers in 1949, the
Nepal Himalaya has become a great theatre of mountaineering activity and the drama of success and failure have provided impetus to thousands of men and women to meet the ultimate challenge. The Nepal Himalaya has been an attraction to many people, be they saints, philosophers, researchers of adventurers.
List of the mountain up 8000m. in Nepal
S.N. |
Name |
Range |
Height (m) |
Latitude (0'0") |
Longitude (0'0") |
1. |
Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) |
Mahalangur/Khumbu |
8848 |
275917 |
865531 |
2. |
Kangchenjunga |
Kangchenjunga |
8586 |
274205 |
880901 |
3. |
Lho Tse |
Mahalangur/Khumbu |
8516 |
275725 |
865603 |
4. |
Yalung Kang |
Kangchenjunga |
8505 |
274215 |
880825 |
5. |
Kanchenjunga South |
Kangchenjunga |
8476 |
274131 |
880925 |
6. |
Makalu I |
Mahalangur/Makalu |
8463 |
275323 |
875635 |
7. |
Lhotse Shar |
Mahalangur/Makalu |
8400 |
275730 |
685635 |
8. |
Lhotse Shar |
Mahalangur/Khumbu |
8292 |
275853 |
865529 |
9. |
Cho Oyu |
Mahalangur/Khumbu |
8201 |
280537 |
863943 |
10. |
Dhaulagiri |
Dhaulagiri |
8167 |
284146 |
832943 |
11. |
Manaslu |
Mansiri |
8163 |
283258 |
843343 |
12. |
Manaslu |
Mansiri |
8117 |
275811 |
865600 |
13. |
Manaslu |
Mansiri |
8106 |
280557 |
863959 |
14. |
Annapurna I |
Annapurna |
8091 |
283545 |
834920 |
15. |
Annapurna II |
Annapurna |
8046 |
280526 |
863937 |
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