Editorial photo #2468412 Human Interest

The Machapuchare mountain peak in Nepal

The Machapuchare mountain in Nepal, in the Annapurna Himalayas region in Nepal. It's nickname is Matternhorn of Nepal. The name Machapuchare in Nepali means fish tail from the double summit. Images are from the wider area of Pokhara, Phewa lake and the hill of World Peace Pagoda. It was never climbed and now is forbidden as it is dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva. Many tourists do paragliding, helicopter or airplane tours around the mountain. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)

Photo details

Photo ID: #2468412
Date taken: 6 April 2015
Location: —
Photographer: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

Related keywords

22943ft 6993 6993m Asia Nicolas Economou Tourism Travel adventure airplane altitude anapurna annapurna asian beautiful blue buddhism buddhist building camp city climb cloud clouds fish fishtail flying forest ft green helicopter high hill himal himalaya himalayan himalayas hiunchulli hiunculli ice iii jungle lake landscape location lord machapuchare machapuche machhapuchchhre machhapuchhre massif morning mount mountain mountains nature nepal nepalese nepali outdoor pagoda panoramic parachute paragliding peace peak phewa phewa lake pokhara poon pray praying flag range sarangkot sarankot scenery shiva siva sky snow south summit sunrise tail take off top tower tree trek trekking view village world