Dhaulagiri Himal
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 The Dhaulagiri Himal photographed from the ISS |
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| Highest peak | Dhaulagiri ( 8167 m ) |
| location | Nepal |
| part of | Himalayan main chain |
| Coordinates | 28 ° 42 ′ N , 83 ° 30 ′ E |
 Dhaulagiri and Tukuche Peak (6920 m) as well as Dhaulagiri II (7751 m) in the background from the northeast |
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 Memorial stone at the Vienna Central Cemetery for the five victims of the Austrian Himalayan Expedition in 1969 , who were hit by an avalanche on Dhaulagiri IV on November 10th |
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The Dhaulagiri Himal is a mountain range up to 8167 m high in Nepal. It is part of the Himalayas and includes Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain in the world .
geography
Neighboring mountains
The Dhaulagiri Himal borders in the north on the mountain ranges Kanjiroba Himal , Dolpo Himal and Mustang Himal (from west to east). Mustang and Dhaulagiri Himal border the Kali Gandaki Valley , on the east side of which the Damodar Himal (in the north) and the Annapurna Himal rise. In the south, the Dhaulagiri Himal towers over the comparatively low mountains of the Pahad in the Nepalese plateau.
Topography of the Dhaulagiri Himal
The Dhaulagiri forms the southeast corner pillar of the massif. It is followed by the Tukche Ri ( Tukuche Peak ) ( 6920 m ) in the northeast . To the north follows the Dhampus ( 6012 m ), also called Dhampus Peak or Thapa Peak . To the northwest or north of the Tukche Ri, French Col ( 5360 m ) and Thapa Pass or Dhampus Pass ( 5258 m ) connect the valley of the Myagdi Khola on Dhaulagiri with the valley of the Kali Gandaki in the east of the mountain range. To the west of the French Col lie the Sita Chuchura ( 6611 m ) and the Honde Himal ( 6556 m ). Further to the west, the ridge rises from Sita Chuchura / Mukut Himal after a depression and culminates in Dhaulagiri II, the second highest mountain of the massif with a height of 7751 meters. This is followed by Dhaulagiri III, V and VI, as well as Churen Himal, Putha Hiunchuli and Dogari Himal . Unfortunately there are a number of maps for this area which show the peaks or passes in the wrong position. The addition Himal is attached to mountain ranges as well as to individual mountains.
summit
The Dhaulagiri Himal includes the following peaks:
| summit | height | First ascent |
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| Dhaulagiri | 8167 m | 1960 |
| Dhaulagiri II | 7751 m | 1971 |
| Dhaulagiri III (SW summit of Dhaulagiri II) | 7715 m | 1973 |
| Dhaulagiri IV | 7661 m | |
| Dhaulagiri V | 7618 m | |
| Churen Himal (middle) | 7385 m | 1970 |
| Churen Himal (east) | 7371 m | |
| Churen Himal (West) | 7371 m | 1970 |
| Dhaulagiri VI | 7268 m | |
| Putha Hiunchuli (Dhaulagiri VII) | 7246 m | 1954 |
| Gurja Himal | 7193 m | 1969 |
| Dhaulagiri VI Central (Gama Peak) | 7187 m | 1960 |
| Ghustang | 6529 m | 1962 |
