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Nepal is home to several of the world's highest peaks. Eight of the ten highest in the world are situated on the border or lie completely in Nepal. The names of these peaks are fairly well known, but little is known about the other Himalayan giants of Nepal. This article gives a little tribute to them.

The official list of the world's fourteen 8000m peaks is as follows:

Rank	Peak	Altitude (m)	Altitude (ft)	Country
1	Everest	8,850	28,169	Nepal / China
2	K2	8,611	27,940	Pakistan
3	Kangchenjunga	8,586	27,766	Nepal / India
4	Lhotse	8,516	27,940	Nepal / China
5	Makalu	8,463	27,766	Nepal / China
6	Cho Oyo	8,201	26,906	Nepal / China
7	Dhaulagiri	8,167	26,795	Nepal
8	Manaslu	8,156	26,758	Nepal
9	Nanga Parbat	8,125	26,660	Pakistan
10	Annapurna	8,091	26,545	Nepal
11	Gasherbrum I	8,068	26,470	Pakistan / China
12	Broad Peak	8,047	26,400	Pakistan / China
13	Gasherbrum II	8,035	26,360	Pakistan / China
14	Shishapangma	8,013	26,291	China

It can be noted that 3 of these peaks are situated entirely in Nepal (more than in any other country) and that 8 are shared with another country.

It should also be noted that there are around 21 summits above 8000m though not all are included in the official list above. The debate as to what makes a summit an independant peak can be an interesting one. Some of the more prominent ones in Nepal are listed in the table below. 

The following list is an attempt to present Nepal's top 30 summits which are recognised and climable. Whether or not these summits are peaks within their own merit is not taken into account here. No responsibility is assumed for accuracy though it does provide a good idea of what is out there. 

Rank	Peak	Altitude (m)	Shared with	Range	Co-ordinate
1	Everest	8848	China	Mahalangur	27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E
2	Kangchenjunga	8586	India	Kanchenjunga	35°52′57″N 76°30′48″E
3	Lothse	8516	China	Mahalangur	27°57′42″N 86°55′59″E
4	Yalung Kang	8505	-	Kanchenjunga
5	Makalu	8463	China	Mahalangur	27°53′21″N 87°05′19″E
6	Kangchenjunga South	8476	India	Kanchenjunga
7	Kangchenjunga Central	8473	India	Kanchenjunga
8	Lhotse Middle	8410	China	Mahalangur
9	Lhotse Shar	8382	China	Mahalangur
10	Cho Oyo	8201	China	Mahalangur	28°05′39″N 86°39′39″E
11	Dhaulagiri	8167	-	Dhaulagiri	28°41′45″N 83°29′36″E
12	Manaslu	8163	-	Mansiri	28°32′58″N 84°33′39″E
13	Annapurna I	8091	-	Annapurna	35°14′18″N 74°35′22″E
14	Annapurna I Middle Summit	8051	-	Annapurna
15	Annapurna I East Summit	8026	-	Annapurna
16	Gyachung Kang	7952	China	Mahalangur	28°05′52″N 86°44′47″E
17	Annapurna II	7937	-	Annapurna	28°32′03″N 84°07′20″E
18	Ngozumpa Kang I	7916	China	Mahalangur
19	Kangbachen	7902	-	Kanchenjunga
20	Himalchuli	7893	-	Mansiri	28°26′07″N 84°38′24″E
21	Ngadi Chuli	7871	-	Mansiri	28°30′12″N 84°34′03″E
22	Nuptse	7864	-	Mahalangur	27°58′02″N 86°53′10″E
23	Nuptse East I	7795	-	Mahalangur
24	Dhaulagiri II	7751	-	Dhaulagiri	28°45′46″N 83°23′14″E
25	Dhaulagiri III	7715	-	Dhaulagiri
26	Jannu	7711	-	Kanchenjunga	27°40′54″N 88°02′36″E
27	Makalu II	7678	China	Mahalangur
28	Dhaulagiri IV	7661	-	Dhaulagiri	28°44′09″N 83°18′55″E
29	Fang	7647	-	Annapurna
30	Dhaulagiri V	7618	-	Dhaulagiri	28°44′02″N 83°21′41″E

Interested is seeing some of these peaks, even if not to climb them? Vertical Endeavour can taylor make a trip for you to view these peaks. We also specialise in trekking trips to the base camps of the 8000m peaks, which can also include the climbing of a nearby 6000m trekking peak.