Ganesh Himal

Ganesh Himal
गणेश हिमाल
Ganesh Himal mountain range. Peaks (left to right): unnamed peak (6250 m), Ganesh-II, Pabil, Salasungo
Highest point
PeakYangra
Elevation7,422 m (24,350 ft)[1]
Coordinates28°23′33″N 85°07′48″E / 28.39250°N 85.13000°E / 28.39250; 85.13000[1]
Geography
Ganesh Himal is located in Nepal
Ganesh Himal
Ganesh Himal
Location in Nepal
CountryNepal
DistrictDhading-Gorkha border
Parent rangeHimalayas
Borders onLangtang Himal, Sringi Himal and Mansiri Himal

Ganesh Himāl is a sub-range of the Himalayas located mostly in north-central Nepal, but some peaks lie on the border with Tibet. The Trisuli Gandaki valley on the east separates it from the Langtang Himal; the Budhi (Buri) Gandaki valley and the Shyar Khola valley on the west separate it from the Sringi Himal and the Mansiri Himal (home of Manaslu, the nearest 8000m peak).[2]

The highest peak in the range is Yangra with an elevation of 7,422 m (24,350 ft). Three other peaks are over 7,000 m (23,000 ft) and fourteen others over 6,000 m (20,000 ft).[2]

The name for the range comes from the Hindu deity Ganesha, usually depicted in the form of an elephant.[citation needed] Names and elevations for this range differ from source to source; see the notes below the table. The least ambiguous way to refer to the different peaks would be "Ganesh NW", but this is not the standard practice in the literature for this range.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference peaklist_tibet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Carter, H. A. (1985). "Classification of the Himalaya" (PDF). American Alpine Journal. 27 (59): 124.