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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 |
notes |
| Mount Everest |
8,848 |
29,028 |
Highest mountain in the world |
| 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 |
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| Chamlang |
7,319 |
24,152 |
| Baruntse |
7,220 |
23,688 |
| Melungtse |
7,181 |
23,555 |
| Pumori |
7,161 |
23,494 |
| Gauri Sankar |
7,134 |
23,405 |
| Tilicho Peak |
7,134 |
23,405 |
| Salasungo |
7,110 |
23,326 |
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| Machapuchare |
6,993 |
22,943 |
Sacred mountain, unclimbed |
| Kang Guru |
6,981 |
22,904 |
2005 avalanche kills 18 |
| 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 |
19,910 |
New trekking peak |
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List of mountains in Asia |
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