Gauri Sankar
Gauri Sankar is a mountain in Nepal and China, rising to 7,134 m, the 34th highest in Nepal, part of the Himalayas.
Where it is
Gauri Sankar sits on the border between Nepal and China, and is counted in each.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cho Oyu | 8,188 m | 35 km |
| Kwāngde | 5,981 m | 36 km |
| Cholo | 5,242 m | 38 km |
| Ngozumpa Kang I | 7,916 m | 38 km |
| Khumbila | 5,761 m | 39 km |
| Labuche Kang | 7,367 m | 39 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Gauri Sankar.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chari̇̄koṭ | Nepal | 40,000 | 43 km |
| Chautārā | Nepal | 51,347 | 65 km |
| Dhulikhel | Nepal | 16,263 | 87 km |
| Banepā | Nepal | 67,629 | 88 km |
| Panauti | Nepal | 46,595 | 90 km |
About this mountain
At 7,134 m, Gauri Sankar rises well above most nearby peaks—Kwāngde at 35.7 km away reaches 5,981 m, and Cholo at 37.8 km stands at 5,242 m—though Cho Oyu 35.3 km distant towers at 8,188 m. The mountain straddles the Nepal-China border in the Himalayas, with a topographic prominence of 1,709 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1979.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Everest | 8,848 m |
| 2 | Kangchenjunga | 8,586 m |
| 3 | Lhotse | 8,516 m |
| 4 | Makālu | 8,463 m |
| 5 | Cho Oyu | 8,188 m |
| 6 | Dhaulāgiri | 8,167 m |
| 7 | Manāslu | 8,163 m |
| 8 | Annapurna I | 8,091 m |
| 9 | Annapurna II | 7,937 m |
| 10 | Ngozumpa Kang I | 7,916 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Gauri Sankar?
- Gauri Sankar rises to 7,134 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Gauri Sankar?
- Gauri Sankar sits on the border between Nepal and China.
- Where does Gauri Sankar rank?
- It is the 34th highest of the 61 peaks we list in Nepal, and #116 worldwide.
- When was Gauri Sankar first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1979.
- What is the nearest city to Gauri Sankar?
- Chari̇̄koṭ, Nepal, about 43 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.