List of natural monuments in Nepal

The Natural Monuments of Nepal^[1] includes mountains, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, national parks, wildlife reserves, bird sanctuary, land terraces and flood way.^[2][3] The Nepal Nature Conservation Act 1982 (Raastriya Praakrtik Sanrakshan Kosh Ain 2039 BS) was made to protect and develop the Natural Monuments of Nepal.^[4][5][6][7] The monument list below is populated using the authentic information at Ministry of Forests and Environment.^[8]

Mountains in Nepal

Main article: List of 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.^[9][10]

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

Main article: Protected areas of Nepal

Nepal has 12 national parks.^[11] 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	1973	932 km2 (360 sq mi)
Sagarmatha National Park		Solukhumbu District 27°56′N 86°44′E	July 19, 1976	1,148 km2 (443 sq mi)
Langtang National Park		Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhulpalchok 28°17′N 85°55′E	1976	1,710 km2 (660 sq mi)
Rara National Park		Mugu and Jumla 29°30′N 82°03′E	1976	106 km2 (41 sq mi)
Khaptad National Park		Bajhang, Bajura, Achham and Doti 29°16′N 80°59′E	1984	225 km2 (87 sq mi)
Shey Phoksundo National Park		Dolpa and Mugu 29°21′N 82°50′E	1984	3,555 km2 (1,373 sq mi)
Bardiya National Park		Bardiya District 28°23′N 81°30′E	1988	968 km2 (374 sq mi)
Makalu Barun National Park		Solukhumbu and Sankhuwasabha 27°45′N 87°06′E	1992	1,500 km2 (580 sq mi)
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park		Kathmandu, Nuwakot and Sindhupalchowk 27°47′N 85°23′E	2002	159 km2 (61 sq mi)
Banke National Park		Banke, Salyan and Dang 28°19′N 81°54′E	12 July 2010	550 km2 (210 sq mi)
Shuklaphanta National Park		Kanchanpur District 28°50′N 80°13′E	1976 (2017 - National Park)	305 km2 (118 sq mi)
Parsa National Park		Parsa, Makwanpur and Bara 27°28′N 84°20′E	1984	637 km2 (246 sq mi)

Conservation areas in Nepal

Nepal has 6 conservation areas.^[12]

Name	Photo	Location	Area
Annapurna Conservation Area		Manang, Mustang, Kaski, Myagdi and Lamjung	7,629 km2 (2,946 sq mi)
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area		Taplejung District	2,035 km2 (786 sq mi)
Manaslu Conservation Area		Gorkha District	1,663 km2 (642 sq mi)
Blackbuck Conservation Area		Bardiya	15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi)
Api Nampa Conservation Area		Darchula	1,903 km2 (735 sq mi)
Gaurishankar Conservation Area		Ramechhap, Dolakha and Sindhupalchok	2,179 km2 (841 sq mi)