Mansiri Himal

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The Mansiri Himal is a small, high subrange of the Himalaya in north-central Nepal. It rises between the Marsyangdi River on the west, and the Burhi (Budhi) Gandaki on the east, and lies roughly 100km northwest of Kathmandu. To the west lies the Annapurna Himal, and to the east is the Ganesh Himal. The range is also known as the Manaslu Himal and as the Gurkha Massif. The name Mansiri Himal used here is from H. Adams Carter's classification.^[1]

The range contains the following major peaks, all ranked in the top 20 among world peaks by elevation.^[2]

• Manaslu, 8,156 m (26,758 ft), 8th highest
• Himalchuli, 7,893 m (25,896 ft), 18th highest
• Ngadi Chuli, 7,871 m (25,823 ft), 20th highest

The entire range is notable for its great local relief; it towers 7,000 m (23,000 ft) above the Marsyangdi valley floor in less than 30 km (18 mi) horizontal distance.

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1. ^ H. Adams Carter, "Classification of the Himalaya", American Alpine Journal, 1985.
2. ^ This ranking uses a 500 meter topographic prominence cutoff.