page_title: Machapuchare
hierarchical_section_title: Machapuchare
caption_attribution_description: English: Fish Tail Mountain seen from Sarangkot
context_page_description: Machapuchare, Machhapuchchhre or Machhapuchhre, is a mountain situated in the Annapurna massif of Gandaki Pradesh, north-central Nepal. Its highest peak has never been officially climbed due to the impossibility of gaining a permit from the government of Nepal.
context_section_description: Machapuchare, Machhapuchchhre or Machhapuchhre (from Nepali  माछापुच्छ्रे , meaning 'fishtail', Tamu: कतासुँ क्लिको), is a mountain situated in the Annapurna massif of Gandaki Pradesh, north-central Nepal. Its highest peak has never been officially climbed due to the impossibility of gaining a permit from the government of Nepal.
caption: Early Morning View of Fishtail Mountain  ( Machhapuchare), from Sarangkot
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