Top 5 Highest Mountains in Nepal

Top 5 Highest Mountains in
Nepal
When we got the opportunity to go to Nepal Tibet Bhutan tour, we decided to visit one of
the highest mountains in Nepal. Nepal is a country with a considerable part of Himalayas. It
also connected with one side border of India. It was amazing to reach the heights of the sky.
Let us know about the top five highest mountains in Nepal. There are eight highest
mountain peaks in the world above the height of 8000 m in Nepal.
Mount Everest (8.848m)
Mount Everest is also known as the Sagarmatha. Its height is 8,848 m above sea level. It is
located in Mahalangur Himal. It is a subrange of the Himalayas. It is the biggest mountain
peak in the world. Every year there are many people who try to go to Mount Everest. There
are two main routes to reach Mount Everest. The first one is the standard UT from
Southeastern Nepal and the other one is from the north in Tibet. It is dangerous if one tries
to reach the Mount Everest.
Kanchenjunga (8.586m)

Kanchenjunga is the third and highest mountain in the world. It is located between Nepal
and Sikkim. There are five peaks in total (main, Central, South, west, Kangbachen). The
main, central and south peaks are in India and the remaining two are in Nepal. There are 4
climbing routes to reach Kanchenjunga. Three roots are in Nepal from the southwest, the
northwest, and northeast. The fourth one is from North Eastern Sikkim in India. The Indian
government has put a ban on expeditions to Kanchenjunga since 2000.
Lhotse (8,516 m)
It is the fourth highest and popular mountain in the world. The literal meaning of this word
is South peak in the Tibetan language. The location of the Summit is on the border that goes
between the Tibet of China and the Khumbu region of Nepal. The main Summit of this
mountain was first climbed on the 18th of May in the year 1956. There are extremely strong
winds and the lowest of temperatures. There are some smaller peaks in the mountain region
also so like Lhotse middle (East) with the height of 8,414m and Lhotse Shar 8,383 m.
Makalu (8,485 m)

Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world of the Himalayas. Its location is in
Mahalangur Himalayas which is in the southeast of Mount Everest. It is situated on the
border that goes between Nepal and Tibet autonomous region in China. Makalu has a very
different shape of the four-sided pyramid. The first attempt to climb Makalu was made in
the year 1954 by some Americans but the first successful attempt to reach Makalu was made
in 1955 in a French expedition.
Cho Oyu (8,188 m)
It is the sixth highest mountain in the world of the Himalayas. The literal meaning of this
towards is a turquoise goddess in the Tibetan language. This pic is in the westernmost
extreme of the Khumbu subsection. It is also located in Mahalangur Himalayas which is 20
km west of Mount Everest. The exact location of the mountain is on the border of China and
Nepal.
It is a dream come true you even if one reaches any one of these summits. On Nepal Tibet
Bhutan tour packages; there are opportunities to try to attempt any one of these. It is the
achievement of life if one is capable of reaching these heights.
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