Nepal Tourism

Himalayan Peaks

9 peaks

Mount Everest (Sagarmatha)Featured#1 World
8,000erPD+ (technically) but extreme altitude

Mount Everest (Sagarmatha)

8,849m

The highest point on Earth at 8,849m — known as Sagarmatha in Nepali and Chomolungma in Tibetan.

KangchenjungaFeatured#3 World
8,000erD

Kangchenjunga

8,586m

The world's third highest peak and sacred to the Limbu people — a remote and rarely climbed giant on Nepal's eastern border.

Lhotse#4 World
8,000erAD+

Lhotse

8,516m

The world's fourth highest peak, connected to Everest by the South Col — its south face is the steepest wall on any 8,000m peak.

MakaluFeatured#5 World
8,000erD+ (difficult)

Makalu

8,485m

The world's fifth highest peak — a striking four-sided pyramid rising in isolation east of Everest, one of the hardest eight-thousanders to climb.

Cho Oyu#6 World
8,000erAD (least difficult 8,000er)

Cho Oyu

8,188m

The world's sixth highest peak and considered the easiest eight-thousander — a popular first 8,000m summit for aspiring high-altitude mountaineers.

Dhaulagiri IFeatured#7 World
8,000erD (difficult)

Dhaulagiri I

8,167m

The world's seventh highest peak — the 'White Mountain' dominates the skyline west of the Kali Gandaki, the world's deepest gorge.

Manaslu#8 World
8,000erAD

Manaslu

8,163m

The 'Mountain of the Spirit' — Nepal's eighth highest peak with an increasingly popular circuit trek that rivals the Annapurna Circuit.

Annapurna IFeatured#10 World
8,000erED (extremely difficult)

Annapurna I

8,091m

The tenth highest peak and statistically the most dangerous 8,000er — the first eight-thousander ever climbed by humans.

Island Peak (Imja Tse)
Trekking PeakPD

Island Peak (Imja Tse)

6,189m

Nepal's most popular trekking peak at 6,189m — a challenging but accessible summit near Everest Base Camp.