Annapurna III

Annapurna III
Annapurna III
	Annapurna III
Highest point
Elevation	7,555 m (24,787 ft)
Prominence	703 m (2,306 ft)
Parent peak	Annapurna I
Isolation	14.04 km (8.72 mi)
Listing	List of mountains in Nepal
Coordinates	28°35′8″N 83°59′22″E / 28.58556°N 83.98944°E
Geography
	60km; 37miles Bhutan Nepal Pakistan India China 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 🌍 The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).; Legend 1：Mount Everest ; 2：Kangchenjunga ; 3：Lhotse ; 4：Yalung Kang, Kanchenjunga West ; 5：Makalu ; 6：Kangchenjunga South ; 7：Kangchenjunga Central ; 8：Cho Oyu ; 9：Dhaulagiri ; 10：Manaslu (Kutang) ; 11：Nanga Parbat (Diamer) ; 12：Annapurna ; 13：Shishapangma (Shishasbangma, Xixiabangma) ; 14：Manaslu East ; 15：Annapurna East Peak ; 16： Gyachung Kang ; 17：Annapurna II ; 18：Tenzing Peak (Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang, Ngojumba Ri) ; 19：Kangbachen ; 20：Himalchuli (Himal Chuli) ; 21：Ngadi Chuli (Peak 29, Dakura, Dakum, Dunapurna) ; 22：Nuptse (Nubtse) ; 23：Nanda Devi ; 24：Chomo Lonzo (Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, Lhamalangcho) ; 25：Namcha Barwa (Namchabarwa) ; 26：Zemu Kang (Zemu Gap Peak) ; 27：Kamet ; 28：Dhaulagiri II ; 29：Ngojumba Kang II ; 30：Dhaulagiri III ; 31：Kumbhakarna Mountain (Mount Kumbhakarna, Jannu) ; 32：Gurla Mandhata (Naimona'nyi, Namu Nan) ; 33：Hillary Peak (Ngojumba Kang III) ; 34：Molamenqing (Phola Gangchen) ; 35：Dhaulagiri IV ; 36：Annapurna Fang ; 37：Silver Crag ; 38：Kangbachen Southwest ; 39：Gangkhar Puensum (Gangkar Punsum) ; 40：Annapurna III ; 41：Himalchuli West ; 42：Annapurna IV ; 43：Kula Kangri ; 44：Liankang Kangri (Gangkhar Puensum North, Liangkang Kangri) ; 45：Ngadi Chuli South ;
Location	Annapurna Massif, Gandaki Province, Nepal
Parent range	Annapurna Himal
Climbing
First ascent	6 May 1961
Easiest route	snow/ice climb

Annapurna III (Nepali: अन्नपूर्ण ३) is a mountain in the Annapurna mountain range located in Nepal, and at 7,555 metres (24,787 ft) tall, it is the 42nd highest mountain in the world and the third highest peak of the Annapurna mountain range (Annapurna Fang is technically taller at 7,647 metres (25,089 ft), but lacks the prominence to be considered a fully independent peak).