# Gurja Himal

_Mountain in Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/gurja-himal
Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Gurja Himal (Nepali: गुर्जा हिमाल) is a mountain in Gandaki Province, Nepal. Gurja Himal is part of the Dhaulagiri massif and it has an elevation of 7,193 metres (23,599 ft).

## Quick facts

- **Type:** mountain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20757619#P31))
- **Elevation:** 7,193 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20757619#P2044))
- **Prominence:** 493 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20757619#P2660))
- **Mountain range:** Dhaulagiri Himal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20757619#P4552))
- **Coordinates:** 28.6744, 83.2758

## About

In 2018, an avalanche from the mountain killed nine people which was labelled as the worst climbing disaster in Nepal after the 2015 Mount Everest avalanches. One of the victims was South Korean mountain climber Kim Chang-ho.

Gurja Himal was first climbed on 1 November 1969 by a Japanese expedition.

## Questions

**What is the elevation of Gurja Himal?**  
Gurja Himal is at an elevation of 7,193 m above sea level.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gurja Himal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurja_Himal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q20757619](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20757619) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gurja Himal.jpg by Stefan (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gurja_Himal.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Gurja Himal, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gurja Himal.jpg — Stefan, CC BY 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Gurja Himal". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/gurja-himal. Retrieved 3 November 2026.