Coordinates: 28°40′01″N 83°18′01″E / 28.667041173081117°N 83.30014659420169°E / 28.667041173081117; 83.30014659420169

Gurja Himal

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Gurja Himal
Gurja Himal (center) viewed from the southeast (Poon Hill)
Highest point
Elevation7,193 m (23,599 ft)
ListingMountains of Nepal
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Naming
Native nameगुर्जा हिमाल (Nepali)
Geography
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CountryNepal
ProvinceGandaki
DistrictMyagdi
Parent rangeDhaulagiri
Climbing
First ascent1 November 1969

Gurja Himal (Nepali: गुर्जा हिमाल) is a mountain in Gandaki Province, Nepal. Gurja Himal is part of the Dhaulagiri massif and it has an elevation of 7,193 metres (23,599 ft).[1][2]

In 2018, an avalanche from the mountain killed nine people which was labelled as the worst climbing disaster in Nepal after the 2015 Mount Everest avalanches.[3][4] One of the victims was South Korean mountain climber Kim Chang-ho.[5][6]

Gurja Himal was first climbed on 1 November 1969 by a Japanese expedition.[7][8][9]

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