Varaha Shikhar is a summit in the
Annapurna Himal of the Nepalese
Himalayas, situated north-northwest of
Pokhara in
Gandaki Province. It is the westernmost summit on the main ridge of the range, seated on the Southwest Ridge of
Annapurna. While it is the third-highest named summit of the Annapurna massif and of the
Annapurna Conservation Area, its modest prominence and omission from the numbered summits in the Annapurna range mean it is much more obscure than other peaks. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the
Kali Gandaki, whereas the east slope drains into headwaters of the
Modi River. Although there are some mountain walls of comparable size with a steeper
topographic relief in less distance, its Southwest Face has perhaps the greatest vertical rise from its base of any such face in the world: It rises 4,450 metres (14,600 ft) above the Kali Gandaki gorge in only . ==Climate==