Which Nepalese mountain is also called Fish Tail?

Machapuchare is the Nepalese mountain also called Fish Tail.

The name comes from the mountain’s distinctive double summit, whose pointed profile resembles a fish’s tail. Its Nepali name is often rendered Machhapuchhre or Machhapuchchhre, with the same meaning. The peak rises to about 6,993 metres in the Annapurna massif of north-central Nepal, roughly 25 kilometres north of Pokhara.

Machapuchare is especially notable because it is both visually dramatic and culturally sacred. It is revered by local Gurung communities and associated with the Hindu god Shiva. Nepal has not issued climbing permits for the summit, so it is generally regarded as unclimbed. A 1957 British expedition reached within about 150 feet of the top but respected a restriction against stepping onto the summit.

A common mix-up is to confuse Machapuchare with Nepal’s much higher eight-thousanders, such as Annapurna I or Dhaulagiri. Fish Tail refers specifically to this famous, sharply divided peak in the Annapurna region.