Tag: Dhaulagiri Himalaya

Putha Hiunchuli

Putha Hiunchuli (Dhaulagiri VII) Putha Hiunchuli is a 7,246-meter (23,772-foot) mountain at the western end of Nepal’s Dhaulagiri Himal. Also known as Dhaulagiri VII, the mountain rises above one of the most remote landscapes in western Nepal, where the great snow peaks of the Dhaulagiri massif gradually give way to the high, arid country of …

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Churen Himal

Churen Himal Churen Himal is a 7,385-meter (24,229-foot) mountain in the Dhaulagiri Himal of western Nepal. Rising between the higher Dhaulagiri peaks to the east and Putha Hiunchuli to the west, Churen Himal forms part of one of the most remote concentrations of 7,000-meter mountains in the Nepal Himalayas. The mountain is especially interesting because …

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Dhaulagiri II

Dhaulagiri II (धौलागिरी) Dhaulagiri II is a 7,751-meter (25,430-foot) mountain in western Nepal and the second-highest summit of the Dhaulagiri Himal after Dhaulagiri I. Rising northwest of the range’s 8,167-meter giant, Dhaulagiri II is an exceptionally independent mountain with approximately 2,391 meters (7,844 feet) of topographic prominence. That prominence makes Dhaulagiri II an ultra-prominent mountain, …

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Dhaulagiri

Dhaulagiri (धौलागिरी) Dhaulagiri is an 8,167-meter (26,795-foot) mountain in western Nepal and the seventh-highest mountain on Earth. Usually called Dhaulagiri I to distinguish it from the many other high summits of the Dhaulagiri Himal, it rises in extraordinary isolation west of the Kali Gandaki Valley and directly across that immense river system from Annapurna. The …

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