Mar 19 2025
Naya Kanga | Ganja La Chuli 🏔️ Overview Naya Kanga, also known as Ghanja La Chuli or Ganja La Chuli, is a striking glaciated mountain rising above Nepal’s famous Langtang Valley. Located within Langtang National Park in Bagmati Province, the peak reaches an officially listed elevation of 5,863 meters (19,236 feet). Although considerably lower than …
Mar 19 2025
Gosainkunda Gosainkunda is one of the most remarkable high-altitude lakes in the Nepalese Himalayas. Set among rocky alpine slopes at 4,380 meters (14,370 feet), the lake combines dramatic mountain scenery with exceptional religious, hydrological, and ecological importance. Also widely spelled Gosaikunda, the lake lies within Langtang National Park in Nepal’s Rasuwa District. It is a …
Mar 18 2025
Gode Chuli Gode Chuli is a remarkably prominent mountain in Nepal’s Mahabharat Range, rising from the forested hill country southeast of Kathmandu. Although its elevation is modest compared with the snow-covered giants of the High Himalayas, Gode Chuli stands out because of its substantial topographic prominence, remote trekking approaches, panoramic views, and importance in local …
Oct 21 2024
Shishapangma (Xixabangma, Shisha Pangma, Gosainthan) Rising to 8,027 meters (26,335 feet) in the Himalayas of Tibet, Shishapangma is the 14th-highest mountain on Earth and the lowest of the world’s fourteen recognized eight-thousanders. Although it stands only slightly above the 8,000-meter threshold, there is nothing modest about this enormous, heavily glaciated mountain. Shishapangma is particularly unusual …
Aug 23 2024
Annapurna II Annapurna II rises to 7,937 meters (26,040 feet) in north-central Nepal, making it one of the highest mountains on Earth and the second-highest summit of the Annapurna massif. Although its name can make it sound like a subsidiary summit of Annapurna I, Annapurna II is a major independent mountain with more than 2,400 …
Aug 19 2024
Ngadi Chuli (Manaslu II, Peak 29, Dakura, Dakum, Dunapurna) Ngadi Chuli is one of the great high mountains of Nepal, rising to 7,871 meters (25,823 feet) in the Mansiri Himal, the same spectacular Himalayan massif that contains Manaslu and Himalchuli. Also known historically as Peak 29, the mountain is generally ranked as the 20th-highest independent …
Aug 19 2024
Himalchuli (Himal Chuli) 🏔️ Overview Himalchuli, also written Himal Chuli, is one of the great high mountains of Nepal. Rising to 7,893 meters (25,896 feet), it is the second-highest mountain in the Mansiri Himal, surpassed only by neighboring Manaslu. By the commonly used rankings of independent mountains, Himalchuli is the 18th-highest mountain in the world. …
Aug 19 2024
Gyachung Kang (ग्याचुङ्काङ, Gyāchung Kāng, 格重康峰, Gézhòngkāng Fēng) 🏔️ Overview Gyachung Kang is one of the great overlooked giants of the Himalayas. Rising to 7,952 meters (26,089 feet) on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, it is generally ranked as the 15th-highest independent mountain in the world and the highest …
Apr 22 2024
Kabru Kabru is a spectacular high-altitude mountain massif in the eastern Himalayas, rising along the border between Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim. Immediately south of Kangchenjunga, the third-highest mountain in the world, Kabru forms part of one of the most impressive concentrations of giant peaks anywhere in the Himalayas. Kabru is more complicated …
Apr 22 2024
Kangchenjunga Rising to 8,586 meters (28,169 feet) on the border between Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim, Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain on Earth, surpassed only by Mount Everest and K2. Yet height alone barely captures the importance of this enormous Himalayan massif. Kangchenjunga is a mountain of immense physical scale, with sprawling glaciers, …
