Annapurna

At a glance

Elevation

8,091 m · 26,545 ft^[1]

Prominence

2,984 m^[1]

Range

Annapurna Himal^[2]

Region

Gandaki Province^[2]

Coordinates

28.5958° N, 83.8200° E^[1]

Nearby

Pokhara (regional gateway)^[2]

First ascent

3 June 1950, French expedition led by Maurice Herzog^[2][1]

Elevation is height above sea level; prominence is how far it rises above the lowest col connecting it to higher ground.

The mountain's story

Little things worth knowing

1. 1

   First of fourteen

   Herzog's 1950 French expedition made Annapurna the first eight-thousander to be climbed.^[2]

2. 2

   Largest protected area

   The Annapurna Conservation Area covers 7,629 km² and is Nepal's first and largest conservation area.^[2]

3. 3

   Steep reputation

   For decades Annapurna I had the highest fatality-to-summit rate of the principal eight-thousanders.^[2]

Rivers from this mountain

Water that begins in its snow and ice, or drains the range around it.

• Modi Khola

  Rises in the massif this peak belongs to

  A snow-fed river originating in the Annapurna mountains; most of its water is glacier melt, which the article notes is too cold for irrigating crops.^[1][4]

• Seti Gandakiसेतीगण्डकी

  Rises in the massif this peak belongs to

  Rises at the base of the Annapurna massif and flows south past Pokhara, joining the Trishuli near Devghat.^[5][1]

• Marshyangdiमर्स्याङ्दी नदी

  Drains the range around it

  Begins north-west of the Annapurna massif near Manang, where the Khangsar and Jharsang streams meet.^[6]

Where it lives

Summit coordinates from Wikidata; hollow dots are viewpoints from which this peak is documented as visible.

Look closer

Culture & meaning

• Names and documented meaning

  The mountain is named for Annapurna, the Hindu goddess of food and nourishment, who is said to reside there.^[2]

If you want to visit

Places from which Annapurna is documented as visible:

• Pokhara^[3]
• Sarangkot^[7]
• Poon Hill^[8]
• Dhulikhel^[9]

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