Mountains and Peaks in Nepal

 Nepal is well known for its Himalayan Mountains. Among the fourteen highest peak in the world eight including the highest peak Mt. Everest lies in this country. Nothing on Earth Can beat the exhilaration of scaling these mountains. No wonder Nepal is the favorite destination for mountaineers and every traveler who loves trekking and expeditions trudge up the Himalaya.

 

Nepal ranges from about 60m to 8848meters elevation. Elevation goes on increasing from south to the north. About 23% percent of area lies  below 500meter elevation , 36% below 1000m, 55% between 1000- 5000 m and remaining  9% area lies above 5000m.

There are hundreds of mountain peaks and ranges in Nepal. The Chure, the Mahabharat and the Himalayas are the major system of mountains. The Chure lies in the lower elevation in the Tarai. The Mahabharat range lies above the Chure. The Himalayan range lies in the northernmost part of the country. These mountain ranges are distributed horizontally from north to south.

There are many passes in the mountain ranges. Mount Everest(8848m), Choyu(8153), Lotse(8501), lies in the Singhalila mountain range; Makalu(8475m) lies in the Kummbakarna Mountain range; Machhapuchre(6993m) and Annapurna(8091m) are in Annapurna mountain range  and Dhaulagiri(8137m) lies in the Dhaulagari mountain range.