Description
Machapuchare (6.993 m) is a mountain in the Annapurna Himalayas of north central Nepal. The peak is about 25 km north of Pokhara, the main town of the region. Its double summit resembles the tail of a fish, hence the name meaning "fish's tail" in Nepalese. It is also nicknamed the "Matterhorn of Nepal". The mountain has been declared sacred, and is now closed to climbers. Machapuchare is at the end of a long spur ridge, coming south out of the main backbone of the Annapurna Himalayas, which forms the eastern boundary of the Annapurna Sanctuary. The Sanctuary is a favourite trekking destination, and the site of the base camps for the South Face of Annapurna and for numerous smaller objectives. Machapuchare, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia.