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Nepal contains most 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 China or India. Nepal has the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest at an astonishing height of 8,848.86m as well as 1,310 peaks over 6,000 m height.
Nepal • China: 1964: About 10 km north of Nepal border. 15 Gyachung Kang: Buddha's Peak 7,995 26,224 672 7.6 Mahalangur: Nepal • China: 1964: Highest mountain under 8,000m 16 Nuptse "West Peak" in Tibetan 7,950 26,076 305 3.4 Mahalangur
Name Province Height Notes Ref(s) Amphu Labtsa pass: Koshi Province: 5,845 metres (19,177 ft) [1]Cho La Pass: 5,420 metres (17,782 ft) [2]Chiyo Bhanjyang
The Natural Monuments of Nepal [1] includes mountains, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, national parks, wildlife reserves, bird sanctuary, land terraces and flood way. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Nepal Nature Conservation Act 1982 (Raastriya Praakrtik Sanrakshan Kosh Ain 2039 BS) was made to protect and develop the Natural Monuments of Nepal.
The highest mountains above sea level are generally not the highest mountains above the surrounding terrain, also called the highest free-standing mountains. There is no precise definition of surrounding base, but Denali , [ 2 ] Mount Kilimanjaro [ 3 ] and Nanga Parbat [ 4 ] are possible candidates for the tallest mountain on land by this measure.
There are 14 mountains over 8,000 metres (26,247 ft), which are often referred to as the Eight-thousanders. (Some people have claimed there are six more 8,000m peaks in Nepal, making for a total of 20. [1]) All are in the two highest mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas and the Karakoram.
Simple English; Slovenčina; Slovenščina; Ślůnski; ... Pages in category "Mountains of Nepal" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
(Top) 1 References. ... This is the comprehensive list of all unclimbed mountains of Nepal. [1] S.N Name Height (metres) Mountain Region Caravan route 1: