Editing Manaslu (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Manaslu, from base camp trip.jpg|thumb|Manaslu from base camp]]
[[File:Manaslu range.jpg|thumb|Manaslu range]]
The region, which is also termed the [[Manaslu Conservation Area]], comprises sub-tropical Himalayan foothills to arid Trans-Himalayan high pastures bordering [[Tibet]]. Starting from Arughat and extending into the Larkhe La pass, the area covers six climatic zones: the tropical and sub-tropical zone, elevation varies from {{convert|1000|-|2000|m|ft}}; the temperate zone (within elevation range of {{convert|2000|-|3000|m|ft}}; the sub-alpine zone elevation range of {{convert|3000|-|4000|m|ft}}; the alpine zone, a range of {{convert|4000|-|5000|m|ft}}) meadows; and the arctic zone (lying above {{convert|4500|m|ft}}). The zones coalesce with the variation of the altitude from about {{convert|600|m|ft}} in the tropical zone to the {{convert|8156|m|ft}} summit of Manaslu in the arctic zone.<ref name=summit/><ref name=r11>Reynolds, p. 11</ref><ref name=conserve>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnpwc.gov.np/index.php/page/39 |title=Manaslu Conservation area |access-date=2010-04-13 |publisher=Department of National parks and Wild Life Conservation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425213901/http://www.dnpwc.gov.np/index.php/page/39 |archive-date=2014-04-25 }}</ref>

[[File:Manaslu (8,163m).jpg|thumb|The morning view of Manaslu from Samagoan Village]]
Manaslu is known in the [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan language]] as "Kutan l", in which "tang" means the Tibetan word for a flat place. It is a very large peak with an elevation of {{convert|8156|m|ft}} (the world's eighth-highest mountain). In view of its favorable topography of long ridges and glacial valleys, Manaslu offers several routes to mountaineers. Important peaks surrounding Manaslu include [[Ngadi Chuli]], [[Himalchuli]] and Baudha. A glacial saddle known as [[Larkya La]], with an elevation of {{convert|5106|m|ft}}, lies north of Manaslu. The peak is bounded on the east by the [[Ganesh Himal]] and the [[Buri Gandaki River]] gorge, on the west by the deep fissures of the Marysyangdi Khola with its Annapurna range of hills, and to the south is the [[Gurkha|Gorkha town]] at the foot of the hill (from where trekking operates during the season), which is an aerial distance of {{convert|48|km|mi}} to the peak. There are six established trek routes to the peak, and the south face is reportedly the most difficult for climbing.<ref name=summit/><ref name=r11/>

===Climate===

The permanent snow line is reckoned above {{convert|5000|m|ft}} elevation. Precipitation in the area is both from snowfall and rainfall; the average annual rainfall is about {{convert|1900|mm|in}}, mostly during the monsoon period, which extends from June to September. The temperatures in the area also vary widely with the climatic zone: in the subtropical zone, the average summer and winter temperatures vary in the range of {{convert|31|-|34|C|F}} and {{convert|8|-|13|C|F}} respectively; in the temperate climatic zone, the summer temperatures are {{convert|22|-|25|C|F}} and winter temperatures are {{convert|-2|-|6|C|F}} when snow and frost are also experienced; in the [[subalpine zone]], during December to May snowfall generally occurs and the mean annual temperature is {{convert|6|-|10|C|F}}. The Arctic zone is distinct and falls within the permanent snow line; there, the temperatures lie much below freezing.<ref name=conserve/>

====Major peaks====

[[File:Manaslu Himal air view.jpg|thumb|right|Major peaks of Mansiri Himal range (left to right): Manaslu, Ngadi Chuli, Himalchuli]]
There are other major peaks in the region, namely [[Himalchuli]] ({{cvt|7893|disp=or|m||}}), [[Ngadi Chuli]] ({{cvt|7871|m|disp=or||}}), Shringi ({{cvt|7187|m|disp=or||}}), Langpo ({{cvt|6668|m|disp=or||}}) and Saula ({{cvt|6235|m|disp=or||}}).<ref name="Project Proposal for Manaslu Conservation Area"/>