Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest Mountain in the world at 8,167 metres (26,795 ft) and is one of fourteen over eight thousand meters. Dhaulagiri, which is in Nepal, was first climbed on May 13, 1960 by a Swiss/Austrian expedition.
The mountain's name is dhaulāgirī dhawalāgirī in  Hindi and Nepali. This comes from Sanskrit  where(dhawala) means dazzling, white, beautiful and  (giri) means mountain.It is often called Dhaulagiri I, denoting the highest summit  in its massif  called Dhaulagiri Range (Nepali , shrinkhalā), Dhaulagiri Himāl or The Dhaulagiris. This massif extends 120 km from the Kaligandaki Rivr west to the Bheri . Dhaulagiri I is the easternmost high peak. Dhaulagiri I is also the highest point of the Gandaki river basin.Annapurna
 (8,091m/26,545 ft) is only 34 km. east of Dhaulagiri I. TheKaligandaki river  flows between through its notable, said to be the world's deepest. The town Pokhara is south of the Annapurnas, an important regional center and the gateway for climbers and Trekkers visiting both ranges as well as a tourist destination in its own right.