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
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Mount Everest | 8,850 | 29,035 | Highest mountain in the world
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Kanchenjunga | 8,586 | 28,169 | #3 in the world
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Lhotse | 8,516 | 27,939 | #4 in the world
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Makalu | 8,462 | 27,765 | #5 in the world
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Cho Oyu | 8,201 | 26,906 | #6 in the world
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Dhaulagiri | 8,167 | 26,794 | #7 in the world
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Manaslu | 8,156 | 26,758 | #8 in the world
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Annapurna | 8,091 | 26,545 | #10 in the world
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Gyachung Kang | 7,952 | 26,089
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Baruntse | 7,220 | 23,688
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Melungtse | 7,181 | 23,555
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Pumori | 7,161 | 23,494
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Gauri Sankar | 7,134 | 23,405
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Ama Dablam | 6,812 | 22,349 | "Mother and her necklace"
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Khumbutse | 6,640 | 21,725 | First mountain west of Everest
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Hiunchuli | 6,441 | 21,132 | Difficult trekking peak
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Cholatse | 6,440 | 21,128
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Kusum Kangguru | 6,367 | 20,888 | Difficult trekking peak
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Kongde Ri | 6,187 | 20,298 | Trekking peak
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Imja Tse | 6,160 | 20,210 | Popular trekking peak
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Pokalde | 5,745 | 18,848
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Kala Pattar | 5,545 | 18,192 | Popular hiking peak below Pumori
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