Dhaulagiri Himal

The Dhaulagiri is one of the most popular 8000m Peaks for climbing in the Himalayas. The seventh highest mountain in the world. The region is a land of dramatic contrast. It extends from the near tropical Pokhara valley to the steep slope of the snow-capped Himalayas. The region is considered to be one of the most remote places of the country and there are many high mountain passes. This makes the trans-Himalayan trek rather quiet, but full of adventure and excitement.

This mountain range is has 14 peaks rising over 7000m in height, including Mount Dhauligiri, the sixth highest mountain in the world, at 8167m. The Dhaulagiri massif in Nepal extends 120 km (70 mi) from the Kaligandaki River west to the Bheri. This massif is bounded on the north and southwest by tributaries of the Bheri River and on the southeast by Myagdi Khola.

It is located in the west central part of Nepal. This is large region stretching about 50km over the Kali Gandaki River to the west of the Anapurna Himal. The Dhaulagiri range features several peaks. Dhaulagiri is the sixth highest peak of Nepal and the world's seventh. It towers above the 'welltrekked' Muktinath trail up to the Kali Gandaki valley. This vast massif screens the hidden land of Dolpo on its northwest.

Dhaulagiri means "White Mountain".Dhaulaghiri was climbed first in 1960 by an international team under the leadership of Max Eiselin, Lucerne. The white mountain is the synonymical word in Sanskrit "Dhavali giri" which means white mountain.

 

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• Other sources. http://www.trekking-in-nepal.net/dhaulagiri+himal+region_1280.html
• General description about the mountain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaulagiri
• Technical details. http://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10620