Dhaulagiri

Dhaulagiri
Aerial view of Dhaulagiri I from the southwest.
Highest point
Elevation8,167 m (26,795 ft)
Ranked 7th
Prominence3,357 m (11,014 ft)
Ranked 55th
Parent peakK2
ListingEight-thousander
Ultra
Coordinates28°41′54″N 83°29′15″E / 28.69833°N 83.48750°E / 28.69833; 83.48750
Geography
60km
37miles
Bhutan
Nepal
Pakistan
India
China
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The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).
LocationNepal
Parent rangeDhaulagiri Himal
Climbing
First ascent13 May 1960 by Kurt Diemberger, A. Schelbert, E. Forrer, Nawang Dorje, Nyima Dorje
(First winter ascent 21 January 1985 Jerzy Kukuczka and Andrzej Czok)
Easiest routeNortheast ridge

Dhaulagiri, located in Nepal, is the seventh highest mountain in the world at 8,167 metres (26,795 ft) above sea level, and the highest mountain within the borders of a single country. It was first climbed on 13 May 1960 by a Swiss-Austrian-Nepali expedition. Annapurna I (8,091 m (26,545 ft)) is 34 km (21 mi) east of Dhaulagiri. The Kali Gandaki River flows between the two in the Kaligandaki Gorge, said to be the world's deepest. The town of Pokhara is south of the Annapurnas, an important regional center and the gateway for climbers and trekkers visiting both ranges as well as a tourist destination in its own right.