Top 10 Mountains In The World
Top 10 Mountains In The World : Mount Everest
Top 10 Mountains In The World, There are hundred of mountains in the world. But people only remember only the top tens. Among these Top 10 Mountains In The World, 8 of them are located in Nepal. Nepal is the country with the Himalayan Region covered fully with the tall and deadly mountains. The mountain ranges are beautiful and mesmerizing. Today, We will talk about the Top 10 Mountains In The World:
1) Mount Everest (Sagarmtha)
Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, also known as Mount Everest. It has an elevation of 8,848 meters (29,028 feet) above sea level. It is located in Khumjung village of Solukhumbu district of Nepal. The first ascent of this mountain was made on May 29, 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa.
2) Mount K2
Mount K2 is also known as Mount Gadwin Asten, the second highest peak in the world. It has an elevation of 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) above sea level. The mountain is located at a place called Valtisthan on the border of Pakistan and China.
3) Kanchenjunga
Kanchenjunga is the third highest peak in the world. It has an elevation of 8,586 meters (28,169 feet) above sea level. It is on the border of Nepal and India, part of which is in Sikkim of India and the rest is in Taplejung district of Nepal. The first ascent of this mountain was made on 25 May 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band.
4) Lhotse
Mount Lhotse is the fourth highest peak in the world. It has an elevation of 8,516 meters (27,940 feet) above sea level. This mountain is located at a place called Khumbu on the border of Nepal and Tibet. The mountain is connected near Mount Everest. The first ascent of the mountain was made on 18 May 1956 by Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss.
5) Makalu
Mount Makalu is the fifth highest peak in the world. It has an elevation of 8,481 meters (27,838 feet) above sea level. The mountain falls under the Mahalangur Range, on the border of Nepal and China, in the Sankhuwasabha District.
6) Cho Oyu
Mount Cho Oyu is the sixth highest peak in the world. It has an elevation of 8,201 meters (26,906 feet) above sea level. The mountain is located at Khumbu on the border of Nepal and Tibet in the Solukhumbu district.
7) Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest peak in the world. It has an elevation of 8,167 meters (26,795 feet) above sea level. It is located in the western part of the Dhaulagiri mountain range, which falls in the Myagdi and Mustang districts.
8) Manaslu
Mount Manaslu is the eighth highest peak in the world. It has an elevation of 8,163 meters (26,781 feet) above sea level. The mountain belongs to the Mansiri Himalayan mountain range, which is in the Gorkha district.
9) Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat Himal is the ninth highest peak in the world. At 8,126 meters (26,660 feet) above sea level, this mountain belongs to Pakistan. The first ascent of this mountain was made by Harman Bull on July 3, 1953.
10) Annapurna
Annapurna Himal is the tenth highest peak in the world. It has an elevation of 8,091 meters (26,545 feet) above sea level. The mountain falls under the Annapurna mountain range, which falls in the Kaski district of Nepal.
