Most of the highest peaks are in Nepal. These are List of the 5 highest peaks in Nepal
1. Mt.Everest | Sagarmatha- Highest Peak in Nepal, Height: 8,848 meters
Mount Everest is a part of the Mahalangur Himalayan range and it lies in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It is named after Sir Gorge Everest and consists of two main climbing routes, one from Nepal and another from Tibet.
It is the world’s highest mountain peak and this characteristic quality has led it to be called “Sagarmatha” in Nepali. The word ‘Sagarmatha’ translates as “the Head of the Sky”.
It is also called ‘Chomolungma’ in Tibet. Mount Everest was first climbed in 1953 by a New Zealand mountaineer- Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa who was his Nepali Sherpa companion. Mount Everest, as expected, is Nepal’s largest generator of revenue in the tourism and trekking business.
The fact that Everest is the most popular mountain peak in the world has made the Everest region the most sought-after trekking region in the country.
Location: Solukhumbu District. Part of the Khumbu Mahalangur Himalayan Range.
First ascenders: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa
2. Mount K2
Mount K2 is also one of the highest peak
3. Kangchenjunga - Highest peak of Nepal
Kanchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world and is situated about 125 kilometers southeast of Mount Everest. The mountain is shared partly by Sikkim, India.The Kanchenjunga massif consists of five prominent peaks, and these five peaks are also called ‘the five treasures of the snow’ by the local people of the area. The mountains peaks of Kanchenjunga are held as sacred and holy by the people of both Nepal and India and because of its remote location, trekking journeys seldom take place in Nepal- making it an off-the-beaten-paths trekking experience.
Kanchenjunga was first climbed on 25th May 1995 by Joe Brown and Gorge Band; both were part of a British expedition team. The word “Kanchenjunga” comes from Tibet
4. Lhotse -Highest peak Nepal
Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world and is a part of Mount Everest massif. The name of Lhotse comes from Tibet, and its translation means “the South Peak”. It is comprised of three prominent peaks- the main summit which is 8,516 meters, the Lhotse East with elevations of 8,414 meters, and the Lhotse Shar at 8,383 meters.
Lhotse is a popular alternative to Mount Everest and shares much of the same route as Everest. It lies on the border between Tibet and the Khumbu region and was first climbed by the members of the Swiss mountaineering and Expedition team- Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger in 1956.
They climbed the main summit of Lhotse. In 1970, Sepp Mayerl and Rolf Walter of Austria made the first ascent of Lhotse Shar. Lhotse Middle, however, remained unclimbed for a long time, until in 2001- its first ascent was made by Eugeny Vinogradsky, Sergei Timofeev, Alexei Bolotov, and Petr Kuznetsov of a Russian expedition.
5. Makalu - Highest Peak Nepal
The fifth highest mountain in the world, Mount Makalu is an isolated peak that lies 14 miles (22 kilometers) southeast of Mount Everest on the border between China and Nepal. Rising from the ground, Makalu’s shape resembles a four-sided pyramid of snow and ice.
Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word “Maha Kala”. The mountain is named after the Hindu God Shiva and translates as “the Big Black” in literal English. The mountain also has another name in the local dialect- ‘Kumba Karna’, which means ‘the giant’- named after the legendary giant brother of Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana. It consists of two subsidiary peaks as well- the Kangchungtse and the Chomo Lonzo.
Chomo Lonzo lies two miles northwest of the main Makalu summit and towers above the Kangshung valley in Tibet. The mountain was first climbed on May 15, 1955 by Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy who were both parts of a French expedition.
One of the harder eight-thousanders, Makalu is considered one of the most difficult mountains in the world to climb. It is notorious for its steep gradients and knife-edged ridges that are completely open. One of the most highlighted and beguiling features of visiting Mount Makalu is the beautiful Makalu-Barun Valley.
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