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 Himalchuli (also sometimes written as two words, Himal Chuli) is the second-highest mountain in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, and the 18th-highest mountain in the world (using a cutoff of 500 meters prominence, or re-ascent).
For example, it rises 7,000 metres (23,000 feet) over the Marsyangdi River to the southwest in about 27 km (17 mi) horizontal distance.
Exploratory visits to the peak were made in 1950 and 1954, and a first attempt in 1955 failed early on.
The Himalayan Index lists five other ascents of this peak, and 10 additional unsuccessful attempts.
They climbed from the south (the Dordi Khola) and approached the summit of the West Peak from the east.