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Poon Hill (पून हिल) is a hill station overlooking the Annapurna Massif range and Dhaulagiri mountain range, located on border of Myagdi District and Kaski District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. This lookout is the key viewpoint in the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek. Mountains such as an Annapurna 8,091m, Dhaulagiri 8,127, Annapurna South 7,219 Meter, Machapuchare 6,993 Meter, Hinchuli, Annapurna III, Dhampus peak, Dhulagiri II, and many other tall peaks can be seen from here.[1]

Poon Hill पून हिल
Viewpoint
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Coordinates: 28.4000425°N 83.6895402°E / 28.4000425; 83.6895402
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki Province
District	Myagdi District
Elevation	3,210 m (10,530 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Poon Hill is located 270 km west from Kathmandu (The capital of Nepal). The hike to Poon Hill from Pokhara takes 2–3 days.[2] The Poon Hill viewpoint is on the way to Annapurna Sanctuary which lies in the centre of Annapurna Conservation Area. Trekkers need to obtain an ACCAP Permit from Kathmandu or Pokhara in order to complete this hike.^{[citation needed]}

List of mountains seen from Poon Hill

Some of the peaks which are visible from the top of Poon Hill are listed below.

Peak	elevation
Dhaulagiri	8,167 m (26,795 ft)
Annapurna I	8,091 m (26,545 ft)
Annapurna South	7,219 m (23,684 ft)
Machapuchare	6,993 m (22,943 ft)
Annapurna II	7,937 m (26,040 ft)
Annapurna III	7,555 m (24,787 ft)
Gangapurna	7,455 m (24,459 ft)
Tukuche peak	6,920 m (22,700 ft)
Dhampus peak	6,012 m (19,724 ft)
Hiunchuli	6,441 m (21,132 ft)
Gurja Himal	7,193 m (23,599 ft)
Nilgiri Himal	7,061 m (23,166 ft)

Gallery

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  View from Sunny Hotel
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  on the way to Tadapani
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  Poon Hill board
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  Excited man pointing mountain
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  Dhaulagiri 8167 Meter
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  Panorama from poon hill
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  Dawn at Poon Hill station, 3210m

References

Poon Hill Trek Route

Poon hill

External links

Media related to Poon Hill at Wikimedia Commons

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[de] Poon Hill

Poon Hill ist ein 3210 m hoher Berg in der Nähe von Ghorepani auf dem Poon Hill Treck in der Dhaulagiri-Zone von Nord-Zentral-Nepal. Viele Wanderer übernachten in Ghorepani, um frühmorgens den Sonnenaufgang zu beobachten und das Bergpanorama zu sehen.[1]

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