{{Short description|Mountain in Nepal}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Hiunchuli | image = Himchuli Peak.jpg | image_caption = Hiunchuli close up | elevation_m = 6441 | elevation_ref = | prominence = {{convert|597|m|ft|abbr=on}} | prominence_ref = <ref>{{cite peakbagger |title=Hiunchuli |pid=35684 |access-date=16 March 2023}}</ref> | listing = Mountains of Nepal | country = Nepal | region_type = Province | region = Gandaki | range = Himalayas | map = Nepal | map_caption = Location in Nepal | map_size = | label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|28|30|37|N|83|51|07|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=nhpp>{{cite nhpp|id=hiun-chuli|name=Hiun Chuli|access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref> | first_ascent = October 1971 by an American Expedition | easiest_route = snow/rock climb }}
'''Hiunchuli''' ({{langx|ne|हिउँचुली}}) is a peak situated in the Annapurna massif of the Gandaki Province in north-central Nepal. The mountain is an extension of the Annapurna South. Between this peak and the Machapuchare is a narrow section of the Modi Khola valley that constitutes the sole access to the Annapurna Sanctuary.
Hiunchuli was first climbed in October 1971 by an expedition led by the U.S. Peace Corps volunteer Craig Anderson.<ref>{{Cite aaj|article_id=12198223503|title=Hiunchuli, Southeast Face|last=Eric|first=Simonson|year=1982|volume=24|issue=56|pages=235|access-date=2025-07-10|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref> The mountain is classified as a trekking peak by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), but it is considered one of the more difficult trekking peaks to climb due to route finding difficulties and dangers from rock fall and seracs. A climbing permit from the NMA costs $70-250 USD per foreign climber depending on the season.<ref name=nma>{{cite web|url=https://nepalmountaineering.org/service-charges-for-foreign-climber-per-person-in-us-dollar|title=Service Charges for Foreign Climber per person in US dollar|publisher=Nepal Mountaineering Association|access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery mode="nolines" widths="320" heights="212"> File:Annapurna-south-and-hiunchuli.jpg|A view of Annapurna South and Hiunchuli File:A view of Hiunchuli touched by Sunlight.jpg|A view of Annapurna South and Hiunchuli from Mardi high camp File:A view of Annapurna South and hiunchuli(australian base camp).jpg|A view of Annapurna South and Hiunchuli from Australian base camp File:South face of Hiunchuli.jpg|South face of Hiunchuli </gallery>
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Category:Mountains of Gandaki Province Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas
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