Mount Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at 8,163 meters (26,781 ft) above sea level. This mountain is also known as Kutang). It lies in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. Mount Manaslu’s name comes from the Sanskrit word Manasa, meaning “intellect” or “soul” or “mountain of the spirit.”