Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/16414 The Himalayas strech 2500km.The range boasts of fourteen peaks in excess of 26,200ft/8000m,including Mt.Everest which at 29,028ft/8848m is the highest mountain in the world. The highest peak in our country is the third highest in the world -the Kanchendzonga ,located in the second smallest state , Sikkim. Sikkim is between Nepal on the West ,Bhutan on the East ,it has the towering Tibetan plateau to the North and the sourthern region bordering West Bengal is the only way of accessing the area. en-us