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The Natural Monuments of Nepal includes mountains, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, national parks, wildlife reserves, bird sanctuary, land terraces and flood way. The Nepal Nature Conservation Act 1982 (Raastriya Praakrtik Sanrakshan Kosh Ain 2039 BS) was made to protect and develop the Natural Monuments of Nepal. The monument list below is populated using the authentic information at Ministry of Forests and Environment.

Mountains in Nepal

Nepal contains part of the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. Eight of the fourteen eight-thousanders are located in the country and the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest.

Mountain/Peak	metres	feet	Section	Notes	Photo
Mount Everest	8,848	29,029	Khumbu Mahalangur	Earth's highest from sea level
Kanchenjunga	8,586	28,169	Northern Kangchenjunga	3rd highest on Earth
Lhotse	8,516	27,940	Everest Group	4th highest
Makalu	8,463	27,766	Makalu Mahalangur	5th highest
Cho Oyu	8,201	26,906	Khumbu Mahalangur	6th highest
Dhaulagiri I	8,167	26,795	Dhaulagiri	7th highest
Manaslu	8,156	26,759	Mansiri	8th highest
Annapurna I	8,091	26,545	Annapurna	10th highest

National Parks of Nepal

Nepal has 12 national parks. Chitwan National Park is the first national park in Nepal established in 1973.

Name	Photo	Location	Date formed	Area
Chitwan National Park		Nawalparasi, Parsa, Chitwan and Makwanpur 27°30′N 84°20′E / 27.500°N 84.333°E / 27.500; 84.333	1973	932 km (360 sq mi)
Sagarmatha National Park		Solukhumbu District 27°56′N 86°44′E / 27.933°N 86.733°E / 27.933; 86.733	July 19, 1976	1,148 km (443 sq mi)
Langtang National Park		Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhulpalchok 28°17′N 85°55′E / 28.283°N 85.917°E / 28.283; 85.917	1976	1,710 km (660 sq mi)
Rara National Park		Mugu and Jumla 29°30′N 82°03′E / 29.500°N 82.050°E / 29.500; 82.050	1976	106 km (41 sq mi)
Khaptad National Park		Bajhang, Bajura, Achham and Doti 29°16′N 80°59′E / 29.267°N 80.983°E / 29.267; 80.983	1984	225 km (87 sq mi)
Shey Phoksundo National Park		Dolpa and Mugu 29°21′N 82°50′E / 29.350°N 82.833°E / 29.350; 82.833	1984	3,555 km (1,373 sq mi)
Bardiya National Park		Bardiya District 28°23′N 81°30′E / 28.383°N 81.500°E / 28.383; 81.500	1988	968 km (374 sq mi)
Makalu Barun National Park		Solukhumbu and Sankhuwasabha 27°45′N 87°06′E / 27.750°N 87.100°E / 27.750; 87.100	1992	1,500 km (580 sq mi)
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park		Kathmandu, Nuwakot and Sindhupalchowk 27°47′N 85°23′E / 27.783°N 85.383°E / 27.783; 85.383	2002	159 km (61 sq mi)
Banke National Park		Banke, Salyan and Dang 28°19′N 81°54′E / 28.317°N 81.900°E / 28.317; 81.900	12 July 2010	550 km (210 sq mi)
Shuklaphanta National Park		Kanchanpur District 28°50′N 80°13′E / 28.833°N 80.217°E / 28.833; 80.217	1976 (2017 - National Park)	305 km (118 sq mi)
Parsa National Park		Parsa, Makwanpur and Bara 27°28′N 84°20′E / 27.467°N 84.333°E / 27.467; 84.333	1984	637 km (246 sq mi)

Conservation areas in Nepal

Nepal has 6 conservation areas.

Name	Photo	Location	Area
Annapurna Conservation Area		Manang, Mustang, Kaski, Myagdi and Lamjung	7,629 km (2,946 sq mi)
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area		Taplejung District	2,035 km (786 sq mi)
Manaslu Conservation Area		Gorkha District	1,663 km (642 sq mi)
Blackbuck Conservation Area		Bardiya	15.95 km (6.16 sq mi)
Api Nampa Conservation Area		Darchula	1,903 km (735 sq mi)
Gaurishankar Conservation Area		Ramechhap, Dolakha and Sindhupalchok	2,179 km (841 sq mi)

References

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External links

• Natural monuments of Nepal
• Nepal geography-related lists