Himalayan Dream

When fog goes down in the World Heritage Sagarmatha National Park of Nepal, spectacular view of Himalayas appears under the starry sky. On the left edge Lhotse, the world’s 4th highest mountain at 8516m, is visible. Ama Dablam (6812m) with its outstanding shape is to its right. Note the twin bright stars of Gemini just above it. On the right side Thamserku is the closest and largest mountain in the view (6623m) which sits down below the rising Orion. Sagarmatha National Park contains a magnificent part of Himalayas and the southern half of Mount Everest. In fact the park varies in altitude from lowest point of 2845 m to 8850 m at the summit of Everest. Sagarmatha is a Sanskrit word, from sagar = “sky” and māthā = “head”, and is the modern Nepali name for Mount Everest.