Poon Hill

Poon Hill
Poon Hill with observation tower
height	3210  m
location	Ghorepani , Nepal
Mountains	Himalayas
Coordinates	28 ° 24 '0 "  N , 83 ° 41' 22"  E Coordinates: 28 ° 24 '0 "  N , 83 ° 41' 22"  E
particularities	Viewpoint for the surrounding eight-thousanders and other Himalayan peaks

Memorial plaque on Poon Hill

Poon Hill is a 3210 m high mountain near Ghorepani . on the Poon Hill Trek in the  Dhaulagiri Zone of north-central Nepal . Many hikers stay overnight in Ghorepani to watch the sunrise early in the morning and see the mountain panorama.

view

From Poon Hill you have a comprehensive view of the various peaks of Dhaulagiri (8167 m) and Annapurna (8091 m). You can also see (from left to right) the Tukuche Peak (6920 m), the Dhampus Pass (5250 m), the Dhampus Peak (6012 m), the Nilgiri Central (6940 m), the Hiunchuli (6441 m) and the Machhapuchhre or Fishtail (6993 m). A special feature is that there is a lookout tower, which is otherwise rather rare in Nepal.

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View of the Dhaulagiri massif

Location

Poon Hill is 200 meters above Ghorepani.

Web links

Commons : Poon hill  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Directions and tourist information on Wikivoyage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Jesse Davenport: Travels in Geology: A trek through Himalayan geology in Nepal. In: earthmagazine.org. April 15, 2015, accessed March 5, 2017 .