Annapurna & Mustang

Fast facts

• The highest mountain in this region is Dhaulagiri (8168 m) followed by Annapurna 1, at 8091 m (see map)
• The trail passes through the Annapurna Area Conservation Project which covers 7629 square kilometres and visits Muktinath, the 3rd holiest Hindu pilgrimage site
• The stunning Machapuchhare (Fishtail Mountain), often used as the symbol of the region is unclimbed because it is sacred
• The Kali Gandaki river valley is technically the deepest gorge in the world being straddled by two of the world’s highest mountains.
• Annapurna is the Hindu Goddess of grain and prosperity
• South of the Annapurnas gets some of the highest rainfall in Nepal, hence you can see large glaciers at relatively low elevation