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Central Nepal Himalaya

Range Type	Politically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Mount Everest (8848 m/29,029 ft)
Countries	Nepal (93%), China (58%), India (49%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Tibet (29%), Bihar (25%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	121,774 sq km / 47,017 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	476 km / 296 mi North-South 416 km / 259 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	27° 23' N; 85° 33' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Central Nepal Himalaya
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Central Nepal Himalaya.

Himalaya	Level 2 (Parent)
Punjab Himalaya	Level 3 (Sibling)
Garwhal Himalaya	Level 3 (Sibling)
Western Nepal Himalaya	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Nepal Himalaya	Level 3
Annapurna Himal	Level 4 (Child)
Ghurka Himal	Level 4 (Child)
Ganesh Himal	Level 4 (Child)
Xishapangma Area	Level 4 (Child)
Khumbu	Level 4 (Child)
Kathmandu-Terai	Level 4 (Child)
Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya	Level 3 (Sibling)
Bhutan Himalaya	Level 3 (Sibling)
Assam Himalaya	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Central Nepal Himalaya

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Mount Everest	8848	29,029	Khumbu
2.	Lhotse	8516	27,940	Khumbu
3.	Makalu	8485	27,838	Khumbu
4.	Cho Oyu	8188	26,864	Khumbu
5.	Manaslu	8163	26,781	Ghurka Himal
6.	Annapurna	8091	26,545	Annapurna Himal
7.	Shishapangma	8027	26,335	Xishapangma Area
8.	Manaslu East	7992	26,220	Ghurka Himal
9.	Annapurna East Pk.	7980	26,181	Annapurna Himal
10.	Gyachung Kang	7952	26,089	Khumbu
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Mount Everest	8848	29,029	Khumbu
2.	Manaslu	8163	26,781	Ghurka Himal
3.	Annapurna	8091	26,545	Annapurna Himal
4.	Shishapangma	8027	26,335	Xishapangma Area
5.	Yangra	7429	24,373	Ganesh Himal
6.	Gode Chuli	2945	9662	Kathmandu-Terai

Photos of Peaks in the Central Nepal Himalaya

Mount Everest Snow clouds formed by intense wind are common sights on the massive rocky pyramid of Mount Everest.	Lhotse Mt.Everest on the left and Lhotse on the right in this view from the route to Everest basecamp. November, 1972 Photo by Richard Carey. Click here for larger-size photo.
Makalu NW Face of Makalu from Baruntse basecamp (1999-10). Photo by Robert Garneau. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cho Oyu The south face of Cho Oyu, 6th highest peak on earth, photographed at 4900 meters on Gokyo Ri (2013-03-19). Photo by Adam Walker. Click here for larger-size photo.
Annapurna III Awesome scenery in the Nepal Himalaya: Machhapuchare (Fishes Tail) and Annapurna III. Photo by Tom Sewell. Click here for larger-size photo.	Pumori Pumori from Kala Pattar North (1986-02-15). Photo by John Stolk. Click here for larger-size photo.
Machapuchare Awesome scenery in the Nepal Himalaya: Machhapuchare (Fishes Tail) and Annapurna III. Photo by Tom Sewell. Click here for larger-size photo.	Ama Dablam View of Ama Dablam from the area of the Thyangboche Monastery. Taken on a trekking trip to Mt. Everest Basecamp (1972-04-20). Photo by Richard Carey. Click here for larger-size photo.
Taboche The east and north faces of Taboche (6367 meters) seen from Thukla (4611 meters), March 11, 2013. Photo by Adam Walker. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cholatse The east face of Cholatse (6440 meters) seen from Dughla (4600 meters), March 11, 2013. Photo by Adam Walker. Click here for larger-size photo.

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