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Machhapuchhare peak

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Creator
Margery H. Freeman
Date created
September 25, 1984
Location
Poon Hill, Nepal
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Machhapuchhare peak and rugged mountain sides on the foreground

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Machhapuchhare as seen from Poon Hill, Nepal. This peak stands 6993 meters tall and commands a tremendous vertical relief in a short horizontal distance.

Machhapuchhare is revered by the local population as particularly sacred to the god Shiva, and hence is off-limits to climbing.