The Top 5 Mountains in Nepal


Top 5 mountains in Nepal as well as Whole World

As we all know, Nepal is a country of various kinds of Geographical Diversity aw well as amazing geographical features in the small area i.e. 1,47,181 sq. km only. Nepal is also a landlocked country surrounded by India from Three sides and China from One side. Nepali is also multicultural country which have 36 castes people live in the country. Also it has all kind of things i.e. natural resources, scenery, etc that whole world together have and it is also the second richest country in the water resources. Therefore, it is also called as "Poor Country with Rich People".
Nepal is famous for trekking and has got highest number of tourists i.e. domestic as well as international to the mountain regions for trekking. So, probably this information will help someone to know something about the mountains who all are listed as top in country as well as in whole world. Here are Top 5 Mountains in Nepal-

1. Mount Everest

This mountain is also called 'Sagarmatha' in Nepali and it is called so because sagarmatha means 'the Head of the Sky'. it is the highest peak in the world that lies above the sea level and its elevation from sea level is 8,848 metres. it is situated in Solukhumbu District in Nepal. The mount everest was first climbed in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa.  

2. Kanchanjunga
This is the third highest mountain in the whole world and second highest in Nepal and situated in Taplejung district. This mountain has unique features i.e. it consists of Five Prominent Peaks and these five peaks are also called " the five treasury of the snow". It's elevation from the sea level is 8,586 metres and this mountain was first climbed by Gorge Band ad Joe Brown.

3. Lhotse
This is the fourth highest mountain in the world and third highest in Nepal itself. The name of mountain is Lhotse means South Peaks  and it's elevation from the sea level is 8,516 metres. It is situated in the Khumbu region of Nepal. This mountain was first climbed by Ernst Reiss and Fritz Lacgsinger from Swiss. Lhotse face is often describes as "a wall of glacial blue Ice". 

4. Mount Makalu
It is the fifth highest mountain in the world itself and fourth in Nepal. It is situated in the Mahalangur Himalayas in South of Mount Everest. It's elevation is 8,485 metres from the sea level. Makalu shape resemble Four-sided pyramid of snow and ice. The mountain is named after the Hindu God Shive. It is also considered as one of the most difficult mountains in the world to climb. the mountain was first climbed by Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy.

5. Mount Cho Oyu
It is the sixth highest mount in the world and fifth in Nepal and it's elevation is of 8,148 metres above the sea level. The name of mountain is Cho Oyu which means "Turquiose Goddess" in Tibetan. it is situated between China and Nepal and it acts like natural borders between two countries. and it is also referred as " the mighty heal of the Goddess".  This mountain was first climbed on 1954 by Joseph Jochler, Herbet Tichley and Sherpa Palang Dawa Lama of an austrain expedition.

So, these are the top five mountain of Nepal and which are also listed as top 10 highest in the world. This is all about the some of the general information about the things that is there and i hope it makes some sense to you.  
  


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