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Adjacent to the Fish Tail Lodge the
Annapurna Range is seen reflected in Lake Phewa, Pokhara Nepal. The
mountains from left to right are: South Annapurna (23,684 ft or 7219 m),
Annapurna 1 (26,502 ft or 8091 m), Hiunchuli (21,131 ft or 6441 m),
Machhapuchare (the
pyramid shaped mountain in the center at 22,852 ft or 6993 m), Annapurna 3
(24,786 ft or 7555 m), Annapurn 4 (24,688 ft or 7525 m) and Annapurna 2
(26,040 ft or 7937 m). The conversion factor for meter into feet is
3.2808399.
The Annapurna massif of the Himalayas is found in north-central Nepal. It
forms a ridge 35 miles (56 km) long, including two of the highest peaks in
the world, Annapurna I (26,502 ft/8,078 m) in the west and Annapurna II
(26,040 ft/7,938 m) in the east. The summit of Annapurna I was first
reached in 1950 by a French expedition led by Maurice Herzog. |
