Dhaulagiri | |
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![]() Aerial view of Dhaulagiri I from the southwest. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,167 m (26,795 ft) Ranked 7th |
Prominence | 3,357 m (11,014 ft)[1] Ranked 55th |
Parent peak | K2[citation needed] |
Listing | Eight-thousander Ultra |
Coordinates | 28°41′54″N 83°29′15″E / 28.69833°N 83.48750°E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Dhaulagiri Himal |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 13 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 route | Northeast 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.[citation needed] 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.
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