Mountains of Nepal

May 26, 2024

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Sagarmatha aka Mt. Everest (8848m) with Lhotse (8516 m) and Nuptse (7861 m.), viewed on the way to Kathmandu from Tumlingtaar from Buddha Air. Photo by Nikki Thapa

Nepal, renowned for its majestic Himalayas, is home to some of the world's most iconic and challenging peaks. This article aims to provide a comprehensive list of mountains in Nepal that exceed 6000 meters in height. Each entry includes detailed information about the first recorded ascent, specifying the date and the name of the climber(s) who reached the summit.

SN	Name of Mountain	Location	Height in Meters (Ft)	1st Ascent Date BS (AD)	1st Ascent (Person)
1	Mount Everest aka Sagarmatha aka Chomolungma	Solukhumbu	8,849 m (29,032 ft)	16 Jestha, 2015 BS (29 May, 1953)	Tenzing Norgay Sherpa And Sir Edmund Hillary
2	Mount Kanchenjunga	Taplejung	8,586 m (28,169 ft)	11 Jestha, 2012 BS (25 May, 1955)	Joe Brown and George Band
3	Mount Lhotse	Solukhumbu	8,516 m (27,940 ft)	15 Jestha, 2013 BS (18 May, 1956)	Fritz Luchsinger andErnst Reiss
4	Mount Yalung Khang	Taplejung	8505 m (27903 ft)	1 Jestha, 2030 BS (14 May, 1973)	Yutaka Ageta and Takao Matsuda
5	Mount Makalu	Solukhumbu and Sankhuwasabha	8463 m (27766 ft)	1 Jestha, 2012 BS (15 May,1955)	Jean Couzy andLionel Terray
6	Mount Cho Oyu	Solukhumbu	8,188 m (26,864 ft)	2 Kartik, 2011 BS (19 October, 1954)	Herbert Tichy, Joseph Jöchler and Sherpa Pasang Dawa Lama
7	Mount Dhaulagiri I	Myagdi	8,167 m (26,795 ft)	30 Baisakh, 2017 BS (13 May 1960)	Kurt Diemberger, A. Schelbert, E. Forrer, Nawang Dorje, Nyima Dorje
8	Mount Manaslu	Gorkha	8,163 m (26,781 ft)	27 Baisakh, 2013 BS (9 May, 1956)	Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu
9	Mount Annapurna	Myagdi and Kaski	8,091 m (26,545 ft)	21 Jestha, 2007 BS (3 June 1950)	Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal
10	Gyachung Kang	Solukhumbu	7,952 m (26,089 ft)	28 Chaitra, 2021 BS (10 April, 1964)	Kiyoto Sakaizawa and Yukihiko Kato and Pasang Phutar Sherpa
11	Mount Annapurna II	Kaski and Manang	7,937 m (26,040 ft)	3 Jestha, 2017 BS (17 May,1960)	Richard Grant, Chris Bonington and Ang Nyima Sherpa
12	Mount Himalchuli	Gorkha	7,893 m (25,896 ft)	10 Jestha, 2017 BS (24 May, 1960)	Hisashi Tanabe and Masahiro Harada
13	Mount Ngadi Chuli	Gorkha	7,871 m (25,823 ft)	2026 BS (1970 AD)	Hiroshi Watanabe and Sherpa Lhakpa Tsering
14	Mount Nuptse	Solukhumbu	7,861 m (25,791 ft)	33 Baisakh, 2018 BS (16 May, 1961)	Dennis Davis and Sherpa Tashi
15	Mount Dhaulagiri II	Myagdi	7751 m (25430 ft)	5 Jestha, 2028 BS (18 May, 1971)	Adolf Huber, Ronald Fear, Adi Weissensteiner and Jangbu Sherpa
16	Mount Jannu aka Kumbhakarna	Taplejung	7710 m (25299 ft)	15 Baisakh, 2019 BS (27 April, 1962)	Rene Desmaison,Paul Keller, Robert Paragot and Gyalzen Mitchung Sherpa
17	Mount Dhaulagiri IV	Dolpa and Myagdi	7664 m (25 144 ft)	26 Baisakh, 2032 BS (9 May, 1975)	Shiro Kawazu,Etsuro Yasuda,
18	Mount Dhaulagiri V	Myagdi	7618 m (24993 ft)	18 Baisakh, 2032 BS (1 May, 1975)	Masaaki Morioka and Pemba Tsering Sherpa
19	Mount Annapurna III	Manang and Kaski	7555 m (24786 ft)	23 Baisakh, 2018 BS (6 May, 1961)	Mohan S. Kohli , Sonam Gyatso and Sonam Girmi
20	Mount Jongsong Peak aka Jonsong aka Jhinsang	Taplejung	7483 m (24551 ft)	21 Jestha, 1987 BS (3 June, 1930)	Hermann Hoerlin and Erwin Schneider
21	Mount Gangapurna	Manang and Kaski	7455 m (24458 ft)	23 Baisakh, 2022 BS (6 May, 1965)	Gunter Hauser,Ludwig Greissl,Hermann Kollensperger,Erich Reismueller,Ang Temba Sherpa andPhu Dorje Sherpa
22	Ganesh Himal aka Yangra aka Yangra Kangri	Gorkha	7429 m (24373 ft)	8 Kartik, 2012 BS (24 Oct, 1955)	Raymond Lambert,Eric Gauchat and Claude Kogan
23	Churen Himal	Dolpa and Myagdi	7371 m (24229 ft)	11 Kartik, 2027 BS (28 Oct,1970)	Kozo Hasegawa andAng Norbu Sherpa
24	Mount Kirat Chuli aka Tent Peak	Taplejung	7365 m (24163 ft)	15 Jestha, 1996 BS (29 May, 1939)	Ernst Grob,Herbert Paidar and Ludwig Schmaderer
25	Gimmigela Chuli aka The Twins aka Gimmigela	Taplejung	7350 m (24114 ft)	13 Kartik, 2051 BS (29 October, 1994)	Dawa Wangchuk Sherpa,Pasang Gyalzen Sherpa,Pasang Tenzing Sherpa and Gimigela Chuli
26	Mount Chamlang aka Cham	Solukhumbu	7319 m (24012 ft)	17 Jestha, 2019 BS (31 May, 1962)	So Anma and Pasang Phutar Sherpa
27	Mount Nagpai Gosum I aka Cho Aui	Solukhumbu andSankhuwasabha	7312 m (24114 ft)	Unclimbed
28	Mount Dhaulagiri VI	Myagdi	7268 m (23845 ft)	5 Baisakh, 2027 BS (17 Apr, 1970)	Shiro Kawazu,Shoichi Kimura,Hisazumi Nakamura and Seijiro Yamamura
29	Putha Hiunchuli aka Dhaulagiri VII	Dolpa, Rukum and Myagdi	7246 m (23773 ft)	25 Kartik, 2011 BS (11 Nov, 1954)	J.O.M. Roberts and Ang Nyima Sherpa
30	Mount Kabru North	Taplejung and Sikkim	7235 m (23737 ft)	3 Mangsir, 1992 BS (18 Nov, 1935)	CR Cooke
31	Mount Langtang Lirung aka Nandanli	Rasuwa	7234 m (23711 ft)	7 Kartik, 2035 BS (24 Oct, 1978)	Seishi Wada and Pemba Tsering Sherpa
32	Annapurna South aka Modi Peak aka Moditse	Myagdi and Kaski	7219 m (23684 ft)	30 Ashwin, 2021 BS (15 Oct, 1964)	Shiochiro Uyeo and Mingma Tsering Sherpa
33	Mount Chamar aka Shringi Himal aka Peak 23	Gorkha	7187 m (23494 ft)	22 Jestha, 2010 BS (5 Jun,1953)	Maurice Bishop andNyamgel Sherpa
34	Mount Nemjung Manang	Manang	7140 m (23425 ft)	10 Kartik, 2040 BS (27 Oct, 1983)	Makito Minami, Wataru Saito, Ken Takahashi and Kirki Lama
35	Mount Gaurishankar aka Jomo Tseringma	Dolakha	7135 m (23406 ft)	25 Baisakh, 2036 BS (8 May, 1979)	John Roskelley and Dorje Sherpa
36	Tilicho Peak aka Tili	Myagdi and Manang	7134 m (23405 ft)	23 Ashwin, 2035 BS (10 Oct, 1978)	Emmanuel Schmutz
37	Mount Api	Darchula	7132 m (23399 ft)	27 Baisakh, 2017 BS (10 May, 1960)	Katsutoshi Hirabayashi andGyaltsen Norbu Sherpa
38	Mount Baruntse	Solukhumbu andSankhuwasabha	7129 m (23464 ft)	15 Ashar, 2000 BS (29 May, 1954)	Colin Todd andGeoff Harrow
39	Mount Nilgiri North	Myagdi and Mustang	7061 m (23166 ft)	2 Kartik, 2019 BS (19 Oct, 1962)	Lionel Terray,H. G. Van Lookern Campagne, P. Van Lookern Campagne,P. F. J. Van Lookern Campagne andWangdi Sherpa
40	Mount Saipal	Bajhang	7031 m (23064 ft)	9 Kartik, 2020 BS (21 Oct, 1963)	Katsuotoshi Hirabayashi and Pasang Phutar Sherpa (I)
41	Machapuchare aka Fishtail	Kaski and Lamjung	6993 m (22942 ft)	6 Jestha, 2014 BS (20 May, 1957)	Wilfrid Noyce and A. D. M. Cox
42	Mount Kang Guru	Manang	6981 m (22,904 ft)	2 Ashwin, 2021 BS (18 October, 1964)	A Japanese Expedition team
43	Mount Dorje Lyakpa	Rasuwa and Sindhupalchok	6966 m (22854 ft)	1 Ashwin, 2038 BS (18 Oct, 1981)	Kazunari Murakami, Eiichi Shingyoji and Pemba Tsering Sherpa
44	Lugula Himal	Manang	6889 m (22,602 ft)	( 10 Baishakh, 2071 BS (23 April, 2014)	Hong Seung-gi, Feme Sherpa,Bum Won-taek and Lakpa Sherpa
45	Mount Kanjiroba	Dolpa	6883 m (22582 ft)	2011 BS (1955 AD)	A British Expedition team
46	Jethi Bahurani Chuli aka Jettiborani aka Jutibofurani	Darchula	6850 m (22474 ft)	14 Baisakh, 2035 BS (27 Apr, 1978)	Kazuo Mitsui, Nobuhito Morota and Hideki Yoshida
47	Mount Nilgiri South	Mustang and Myagdi	6839 m (22438 ft)	23 Ashwin, 2035 BS (10 Oct, 1978)	Kazuo Mitsui, Taichi Fujimatsu, Yoshiaki Kato, Nobuhito Morota, Seiji Tanaka and Hideki Yoshida
48	Mount Ama Dablam	Solukhumbu	6814 m (22365 ft)	1 Chaitra, 2017 BS (13 March, 1961)	Mike Gill, Wally Romanes, Barry Bishop and Michael Ward
49	Mount Kangtega aka The Snow Saddle	Solukhumbu	6782 m (22251 ft)	23 Jestha, 2020 BS (5 June, 1963)	David Dornan, Tom Frost, Michael Gill, Jim Wilson in an expedition led by Edmund Hillary
50	Mount Lingtren	Solukhumbu	6714 m (22028 ft)	Shrawn/ Bhadra 1992 BS (Aug 1935)	Eric Shipton and Dan Bryant
51	Mount Cho Polu	Solukhumbu andSankhuwasabha	6711 m (22018 ft)	Mangsir 2039 BS (Nov, 1982)	Nil Bohigas Martorell
52	Mount Num Ri	Solukhumbu andSankhuwasabha	6677 m (21768 ft)	21 Kartik, 2059 BS (7 Nov, 2002)	Olaf Rieck, Carsten Schmidt and Lydia Schubert
53	Mount Khumbutse	Solukhumbu	6639 m (21772 ft)	11 Jestha, 2022 BS (25 May, 1965)	Barry Bishop, Lute Jerstad, Art Gilkey and Nawang Gombu Sherpa
54	Mount Thamserku	Solukhumbu	6623 m (21713 ft)	19 Kartik, 2020 BS (1 Nov, 1964 AD)	Lynn Crawford, Pete Farrell, John McKinnon and Richard Stewart
55	Mount Dragmarpo Ri aka Dragmarpo Kangri	Solukhumbu	6578 m (21581 ft)	Unclimbed
56	Mount Changla	Humla	6563 m (21532 ft)	11 Ashwin, 2067 BS (27 Sept, 2010)	Hirofumi Kobayashi, Seiya Nakasukasa, Yuta Shibayama and Naoki Yamaguchi
57	Mount Taboche aka Tawoche	Solukhumbu	6501 m (21309 ft)	2 Chaitra, 2030 BS (15 Apr, 1974)	Louis Dubost andPaul Gendre
58	Singu Chuli aka Flute Peak	Kaski	6501 m (21329 ft)	30 Jestha, 2014 BS (13 June, 1957)	Wilfrid Noyce & David Cox
59	Mera Peak	Solukhumbu	6470 m (21227 ft)	2010 BS (May 1953)	J. O. M. Roberts andSen Tenzing Sherpa
60	Mount Hiunchuli	Kaski	6441 m (21132 ft)	( 6 Kartik, 2028 BS (23 Oct, 1971)	Craig Anderson, Doug Anderson, and Syd Rangner
61	Mount Cholatse aka Jobo Lhaptshan	Solukhumbu	6,440 m (21,130 ft)	9 Baisakh, 2039 BS (22 April, 1982)	Vern Clevenger, Galen Rowell, John Roskelley and Bill O'Connor
62	Mount Kusum Kanguru	Solukhumbu	6,367 m (20,883 ft)	21 Ashwin, 2038 BS (7 Oct, 1981)	Bill Denz
63	Mount Ombigaichan aka Puma Dablam	Solukhumbu	6340 m (20800 ft)	3 Mangsir, 2017 BS (18 Nov, 1960	Jim Milledge,Ang Tshering Sherpa,
64	Kongde Ri aka Kwangde Ri	Solukhumbu	6,187 m / 20,299 ft	6 Baishakh, 2062 BS (19 April, 1975)	Japanese expedition team
65	Imja Tse aka Island Peak	Solukhumbu	6,165 m (20,226 ft)	2010 BS (1953 AD)	British expedition including Tenzing Norgay
66	Mount Lobuche	Solukhumbu	6,145 m (20,161 ft)	13 Baishakh 2041 BS (25 April, 1984)	Laurence Nielson and Sherpa Ang Gyalzen
67	Pisang Peak aka Jong Ri	Manang	6,091 m (19,984 ft)	2011 BS (1955 AD)	German Expedition led by Franz Knauss
68	Mount Nirekha	Solukhumbu	6,069 m (19,911 ft)	Chaitra 2059 BS (April 2003)	Matt Fioretti and Greg Valentine