Nepal is known for its high mountains. There are so many mountains of Nepal that are listed in worlds highest mountains. Likewise, the beauty of mountains is beyond description. It is magic, breathtaking as well as wonderful. Here is a list of 10 highest mountains in Nepal.

List of 10 highest mountains in Nepal

1. Mount Everest
2. Kanchenjunga
3. Lhotse
4. Mount Makalu
5. Mount Cho Oyu
6. Dhaulagiri I
7. Mount Manaslu
8. Annapurna I
9. Gyachung Kang
10. Annapurna II

1) Mount Everest

Mount Everest isn’t just the highest mountain in Nepal but, it is the highest mountain in the world. Likewise, the height of mountain Everest is 8,848 m. It lies in the Khumbu region of Nepal. Many people want to experience climbing the Everest. However, not everyone can. The first people to climb Mount Everest were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa.

2) Kanchenjunga

Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world with a height of 8,586 meters. This mountain lies between Nepal and Sikkim. Kanchenjunga is about 125 kilometres south-east of Mount Everest. The first people to climb Kanchenjunga Joe Brown and Gorge Band.

3) Lhotse

Lhotse is the 4th highest mountain in the world with height of 8,516 meters. Similarly, it is composed of smaller peaks, Lhotse Middle (East) at 8,414 m and Lhotse Shar at 8,383 m. Likewise, it lies in the Khumbu region of Nepal. Erwin Schneider and Ernst Senn were the first to climb Lhotse.

4) Mount Makalu

Mount Makalu id the 5th highest mountain in the world with a height of 8,485 metres. It lies 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and China. Likewise, Riley Keegan was the first to climb Makalu in the spring of 1954. Similarly, it has another name, The Himalayan Pyramid.

5) Mount Cho Oyu

Mount Cho Oyu is the 6th highest mountain in the world with a height of 8,188 meters. Likewise, it is also known as “The Turquoise Goddess”. Cho Oyu lies 20 kilometres west of Mount Everest, between China and Nepal. On October 19^th, 1954, Joseph Jöchler, Herbert Tichy and Sherpa Pasang Dawa Lama were the first to climb Mount Cho Oyu.

6) Dhaulagiri I

Dhaulagiri I is the 7th highest mountain in the world with a height of 8,167 m. Likewise, it lies in the Annapurna region of Nepal. On May 13^th, 1960, members of the Swiss-Austrian expedition team- Kurt Diemberger, P. Diener, E. Forrer, A. Schelbert, Nyima Dorje Sherpa and Nawang Dorje Sherpa, were the first to climb Dhaulagiri.

7) Mount Manaslu

Mount Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world with a height of  8,163 m. It is also known as “The Mountain of Spirits”. Manaslu lies in the Gorkha district of Nepal. It is also the highest mountain in the district. On May 9, 1956, Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of a Japanese expedition were the first to climb Mount Manaslu.

8) Annapurna I

Annapurna I is the tenth highest mountain in the world with a height of 8,091 m. Likewise, it lies in north-central Nepal. Annapurna I was the first 8000 m mountain to be climbed. On 3 June 1950,  Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, of the French Annapurna expedition were the first to climb Annapurna I.

9) Gyachung Kang

Gyachung Kang is the fifteenth-highest peak in the world with a height of 7,952 m. Likewise, it lies between Mount Cho Oyu and Mount Everest. On April 10, 1964, Y. Kato, K. Sakaizawa and Pasang Phutar, were the first to climb the mountain. Similarly, on the very next day, K. Machida and K. Yasuhisa climbed Gyachung Kang.

10) Annapurna II

Annapurna II lies in the Annapurna region of Nepal and is a part of Annapurna Himalayan Range. Likewise, it is the 2nd highest mountain of the Annapurna Himalayan range. On May 17^th, 1960, British/ Indian/ Nepalese team led by J. O. M. Roberts were the first to climb Annapurna II.

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