Three Peaks challenges in Nepal

The landscapes of Nepal

Nepal rises from the southern Tarai plains through middle hills into the high Himalayas. This compressed north-to-south transition creates very different landscape regions, from broad river country to deeply cut valleys and immense northern mountain ranges.

The Annapurna region lies west of the central valleys, while the Khumbu occupies a separate eastern Himalayan setting. Between the high ranges and the Tarai, the middle hills contain deeply divided river country. These parallel but varied zones give Nepal more than one mountain landscape, even where the great northern summits dominate attention.