List of Himalayan peaks and passes

Overall, the Himalayan mountain system is the world's highest, and is home to 10 of 14 of the world's highest peaks, the Eight-thousanders, and a further 50 peaks over 7,000 metres (23,000 ft). The Karakoram and Hindu Kush are regarded as separate ranges. In the table below sorting by coordinates sorts by longitude (i.e. West to East) and "HP" = High point.

Peaks

Global Rank	Peak Name	Other names and meaning	Elevation		Prominence	Isolation	Region	Coordinates	Country	First Ascent	Notes
Global Rank	Peak Name	Other names and meaning	m	ft	Prominence	Isolation	Region	Coordinates	Country	First Ascent	Notes
1	Mount Everest	Sagarmatha, Chomolungma	8,850	29,029	8,848	infinite	Mahalangur	27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E / 27.98806°N 86.92528°E / 27.98806; 86.92528	Nepal • China	1953	HP World
3	Kanchenjunga	"Five treasures of great snow"	8,586	28,169	3,922	124.3	E Nepal/Sikkim	27°42′12″N 88°08′51″E / 27.70333°N 88.14750°E / 27.70333; 88.14750 (3. Kangchenjunga (8586 m))	Nepal • India	1955	Easternmost 8000m peak, HP India
4	Lhotse	"South Peak"	8,516	27,940	610	2.7	Mahalangur	27°57′42″N 86°55′59″E / 27.96167°N 86.93306°E / 27.96167; 86.93306 (4. Lhotse (8516 m))	Nepal • China	1956	Part of Everest massif.
5	Makalu	"The Great Black"	8,485	27,838	2,378	17.2	Mahalangur	27°53′23″N 87°05′20″E / 27.88972°N 87.08889°E / 27.88972; 87.08889 (5. Makalu (8485 m))	Nepal • China	1955	east of Mt. Everest
6	Cho Oyu	"Turquoise Goddess"	8,188	26,864	2,340	28.5	Mahalangur	28°05′39″N 86°39′39″E / 28.09417°N 86.66083°E / 28.09417; 86.66083 (6. Cho Oyu (8188 m))	Nepal • China	1954	Easiest 8000m peak
7	Dhaulagiri I	"White Mountain"	8,167	26,795	3,357	317.6	Central	28°41′48″N 83°29′35″E / 28.69667°N 83.49306°E / 28.69667; 83.49306 (7. Dhaulagiri I (8167 m))	Nepal	1960	west of Gandaki River
8	Manaslu	Kutang, "Mountain of the Spirit"	8,163	26,781	3,092	105.6	Central	28°33′00″N 84°33′35″E / 28.55000°N 84.55972°E / 28.55000; 84.55972 (8. Manaslu (8163 m))	Nepal	1956
9	Nanga Parbat	Diamir, "Naked Mountain"	8,126	26,660	4,608	188.5	Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region	35°14′14″N 74°35′21″E / 35.23722°N 74.58917°E / 35.23722; 74.58917 (9. Nanga Parbat (8126 m))	Pakistan	1953	Westernmost peak of Himalayas, rises 7000m above Indus River.
10	Annapurna I	"Goddess of the Harvests"	8,091	26,545	2,984	33.9	Central	28°35′44″N 83°49′13″E / 28.59556°N 83.82028°E / 28.59556; 83.82028 (10. Annapurna I (8091 m))	Nepal	1950	north of Pokhara
14	Shishapangma	"Crest above the grassy plains", Gosainthan	8,027	26,335	2,897	91.3	Central	28°21′12″N 85°46′43″E / 28.35333°N 85.77861°E / 28.35333; 85.77861 (14. Shishapangma (8027 m))	China	1964	about 10 km north of Nepal border.
15	Gyachung Kang	unknown	7,952	26,089	672	7.6	Mahalangur	28°05′53″N 86°44′32″E / 28.09806°N 86.74222°E / 28.09806; 86.74222 (15. Gyachung Kang (7952 m))	Nepal • China	1964	Highest mountain under 8,000m
	Nuptse	"West Peak" in Tibetan	7,861	25,791	305	3.4	Mahalangur		Nepal	1961	sub peak of Lhotse
23	Nanda Devi	"Bliss-giving Goddess"	7,816	25,643	3,139	388.7	Garhwal	30°22′33″N 79°58′15″E / 30.37583°N 79.97083°E / 30.37583; 79.97083 (23. Nanda Devi (7816 m))	India	1936	HP Uttarakhand. Highest peak entirely within India.
28	Namcha Barwa		7,782	25,531	4,106	707.8	Assam	29°37′52″N 95°03′19″E / 29.63111°N 95.05528°E / 29.63111; 95.05528 (28. Namcha Barwa (7782 m))	China	1992	Eastern end of Himalaya
29	Kamet		7,756	25,446	2,825	70.3	Garhwal	30°55′12″N 79°35′30″E / 30.92000°N 79.59167°E / 30.92000; 79.59167 (29. Kamet (7756 m))	India	1931
34	Gurla Mandhata		7,694	25,243	2,788	127.5	West Tibetan	30°26′19″N 81°17′48″E / 30.43861°N 81.29667°E / 30.43861; 81.29667 (34. Gurla Mandhata (7694 m))	China	1985
40	Gangkhar Puensum	Gankar Punzum, "Three Mountain Siblings"	7,570	24,836	2,995	228.1	Bhutanese	28°02′50″N 90°27′19″E / 28.04722°N 90.45528°E / 28.04722; 90.45528 (40. Gangkhar Puensum (7570 m))	Bhutan • China	unclimbed	HP Bhutan. World's highest unclimbed peak. Off-limits.
45	Kula Kangri		7,538	24,731	1,654	25.4	Bhutanese	28°13′37″N 90°36′59″E / 28.22694°N 90.61639°E / 28.22694; 90.61639 (45. Kula Kangri (7538 m))	China (Bhutan)^[1]	1986
62	Yangra	Ganesh I	7,422	24,350	2,352	48.1	Central	28°23′29″N 85°07′38″E / 28.39139°N 85.12722°E / 28.39139; 85.12722 (62. Yangra / Ganesh I (7422 m))	Nepal • China	1955
75	Labuche Kang		7,367	24,170	1,957	38.3	Central	28°18′15″N 86°21′03″E / 28.30417°N 86.35083°E / 28.30417; 86.35083 (75. Labuche Kang (7367 m))	China	1987
78	Jomolhari		7,326	24,035	2,065	106	Bhutanese	27°49′36″N 89°16′04″E / 27.82667°N 89.26778°E / 27.82667; 89.26778 (78. Jomolhari (7326 m))	Bhutan • China	1937
84	Gyala Peri		7,294	23,930	2,942	20.4	Assam^[2]	29°48′52″N 94°58′07″E / 29.81444°N 94.96861°E / 29.81444; 94.96861 (84. Gyala Peri (7294 m))	China	1986
98	Langtang Lirung		7,227	23,711	1,534	24.5	Central	28°15′22″N 85°31′01″E / 28.25611°N 85.51694°E / 28.25611; 85.51694 (98. Langtang Lirung (7227 m))	Nepal	1978
102	Tongshanjiabu		7,207	23,645	1,757	38.8	Bhutanese	28°11′12″N 89°57′27″E / 28.18667°N 89.95750°E / 28.18667; 89.95750 (102. Tongshanjiabu (7207 m))	Bhutan • China^[3]	unclimbed
104	Noijin Kangsang		7,206	23,642	2,160	88.4	East Tibetan	28°56′48″N 90°10′42″E / 28.94667°N 90.17833°E / 28.94667; 90.17833	China	1986
120	Nun		7,135	23,409	2,404	166.7	Punjab	33°58′48″N 76°01′18″E / 33.98000°N 76.02167°E / 33.98000; 76.02167 (Nun)	India	1953
148	Kangto		7,060	23,163	2,195	189.6	Assam	27°51′54″N 92°31′57″E / 27.86500°N 92.53250°E / 27.86500; 92.53250 (Kangto)	India • China
	Machapuchare	"Fish Tail"	6,993	22,943	1233	9.2	Central	28°29′42″N 83°56′57″E / 28.49500°N 83.94917°E / 28.49500; 83.94917 (Machapuchare)	Nepal	1957 (short of summit.)	Sacred to Shiva, off-limits.
	Dorje Lakpa	"Langtang Himal"	6,966	22,854	796	15.1	Central	28°10′26″N 85°46′45″E / 28.17389°N 85.77917°E / 28.17389; 85.77917 (Dorje Lakpa)	Nepal	1992	NW of Kathmandu.
	Ama Dablam	"Mother And Her Necklace"	6,814	22,356	1027	10.3	Mahalangur	27°51′40″N 86°51′40″E / 27.86111°N 86.86111°E / 27.86111; 86.86111 (Ama Dablam (6814m))	Nepal	1961
	Mount Kailash	Kang Rinpoche (Precious Snow Peak)	6,638	21,778	1319	66.0	West Tibetan^[4]	31°4′0″N 81°18′45″E / 31.06667°N 81.31250°E / 31.06667; 81.31250 (Mount Kailash)	China	Unclimbed	Sacred to four religions, near sources of four major rivers.

Passes and routes

The rugged terrain makes few routes through the mountains possible. Some routes through the Himalaya include:

Notable passes and routes
Pass or route	Elevation		Coordinates	Notes
Pass or route	m	ft	Coordinates	Notes
Banihal Pass	2,832	9,291	33°31′N 75°16′E / 33.517°N 75.267°E / 33.517; 75.267 (Banihal Pass)	connecting the hill areas of Jammu to the Kashmir Valley
Zoji La	3,528	11,575	34°16′44″N 75°28′19″E / 34.27889°N 75.47194°E / 34.27889; 75.47194 (Zoji La)	between the vale of Kashmir and the Kargil district, and is the only Western entrance to the highlands of Ladakh
Rohtang Pass	3,973	13,035	32°22′17″N 77°14′47″E / 32.37139°N 77.24639°E / 32.37139; 77.24639 (Rohtang Pass)	Himachal Pradesh, India.
Kunzum Pass	4590	15059	32.3989° N, 77.6356° E	Himachal Pradesh, India
Mohan Pass	800	2,600	30°14′N 77°58′E / 30.233°N 77.967°E / 30.233; 77.967 (Mohan Pass)	the principal pass in the Siwalik Hills, the southernmost and geologically youngest foothills running parallel to the main Himalayas in Sikkim.
Kora La	4,594	15,072	29°18′14″N 83°58′7″E / 29.30389°N 83.96861°E / 29.30389; 83.96861 (Kora La)	on the Nepal-Tibet border at the upper end of Mustang. The Kali Gandaki Gorge (a graben),^[5] transects the main Himalaya and Transhimalayan ranges. Kora La is the lowest pass through both ranges between K2 and Everest, but some 300 metres (980 ft) higher than Nathula and Jelepla passes further east between Sikkim and Tibet
Arniko Rajmarg/Friendship Highway route	5,260	17,260		from Kathmandu, Nepal crossing into Tibet at Kodari/Zhangmu, to Nyalam, Lalung-La pass (5,050m/16,570'), Tingri, Shelkar, Gyatso La pass, to Lhatse on the Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra River about 460 road kilometers west of Lhasa
Gangtok	4,310	14,140	27°20′N 88°37′E / 27.33°N 88.62°E / 27.33; 88.62 (Gangtok)	in Sikkim to Lhasa in Tibet, via the Nathula and Jelepla Passes (offshoots of the ancient Silk Road)
Thorong La	5,416	17,769	28°47′37″N 83°56′14″E / 28.79361°N 83.93722°E / 28.79361; 83.93722 (Thorong La)	The high point of the Annapurna Circuit, it connects the Manang District to the Mustang District in Nepal.
Mana Pass	5,545	18,192	31°04′06″N 79°25′00″E / 31.06833°N 79.41667°E / 31.06833; 79.41667 (Mana Pass)	on the border between India and Tibet
Sela Pass	4,177	13,704		on the Road between Bomdila town and Tawang Town in Arunachala pradesh state in INDIA

References

↑ Wholly claimed by China as a part of its Tibet Autonomous Region; on the border with Bhutan according to Bhutan
↑ Strictly not in the Himalaya, but in the Nyenchen Tanglha Shan in East Tibet
↑ Wholly claimed by Bhutan, but on the border of the Tibet Autonomous Region according to China.
↑ Strictly not in the Himalaya, but in the Transhimalaya on the Tibetan plateau
↑ Godin, L.; et al. (1999). Allison MacFarlane, Rasoul B. Sorkhabi, Jay Quade, eds. "High strain zone in the hanging wall of the Annapurna detachment". Himalaya and Tibet: Mountain Roots to Mountain Tops. GSA (328): 201.

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[1] Wholly claimed by China as a part of its Tibet Autonomous Region; on the border with Bhutan according to Bhutan

[2] Strictly not in the Himalaya, but in the Nyenchen Tanglha Shan in East Tibet

[3] Wholly claimed by Bhutan, but on the border of the Tibet Autonomous Region according to China.

[4] Strictly not in the Himalaya, but in the Transhimalaya on the Tibetan plateau

[5] Godin, L.; et al. (1999). Allison MacFarlane, Rasoul B. Sorkhabi, Jay Quade, eds. "High strain zone in the hanging wall of the Annapurna detachment". Himalaya and Tibet: Mountain Roots to Mountain Tops. GSA (328): 201.