There are more than 1300 identified peaks in Nepal. Not all of them are opened for trekking, mountaineering and hiking in Nepal. There are less than 200 peaks in total that are opened for hiking in Nepal. There are various categorizations. The best among those are given in the list.

The whole mountaineering and trekking process is weather dependent. Not all seasons are fit for mountaineering. There are basically four mountaineering seasons: spring (March-May), summer (June-August), autumn (September-November) and winter (December-February). Climbing permits are issued by the Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation (MOTCA) for 135 peaks known as mountaineering peaks, and by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) for 18 smaller peaks, known as trekking peaks, which range from 5,587 to 6,654 m in altitude. Following is the list of some of the best trekking and mountaineering destinations in Nepal: -

Teahouse Hiking in Nepal

• Everest Base Camp
• Annapurna Base Camp
• Gokyo Ri
• Gokyo EBC Chola La
• Langtang Valley
• Langtang Gosaikunda
• Annapurna Circuit
• Everest Panorama
• Jomsom Ghorepani
• Everest Trek Via Jiri

Major Peaks for Hiking/climbing in Nepal

• Everest Peak
• Annapurna Peak
• Langtang Peak
• Manaslu Peak
• Dhaulagiri Peak
• Dolpo Peak
• Mustang Peak
• Kanchanjunga Peak
• Ganesh Himal Peak
• Rolwaling Peak
• Makalu Peak