Mountains of Nepal

Nepal contains part of the Himalaya, the highest mountain range in the world. Eight of the
fourteen eight-thousanders are located in the country, either in whole or shared across a border
with Tibet or India.
Contrary to popular belief, the height of a mountain is measured from the base to the apex. Mt.
Everest stretches 8848 meters above sea level, but it has a head start due to the general uplift
from the Himalayas. The Hawaiian volcano Mauna Kea is 10,314 meters from base to apex, so
even though it only reaches to 4205 meters above sea level, it is a bigger mountain than
Everest. (These results only apply to an incorrect manner in which one would measure a
mountain. This measurement is based upon how high above sea level the mountains peak is
located. The correct way to measure a mountain would be to obtain actual height from base to
apex.)

Name Height (M) Height (F) Rank In World

Mt. Everest 8848 29028 1st

Kangchenjunga 8586 28169 3rd

Lhotse 8516 27939 4th

Makalu 8462 27765 5th

Cho Oyu 8201 8201 6th

Dhaulagiri 8167 26794 7th

Manaslu 8156 26758 8th

Annapurna 8091 26545 10th

Gyachung Kang 7952 26089 -

Ngadi Chuli 7871 25823 -

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L
ist_of_mountains_in_Nepal