Ganesh Himal
Mountain range in Nepal
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::summary Mountain range in Nepal ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ganesh Himal |
| other_name | गणेश हिमाल |
| photo | Ganesh Himal air view.jpg |
| photo_caption | Ganesh Himal mountain range. Peaks (left to right): unnamed peak (6250 m), Ganesh-II, Pabil, Salasungo |
| country | Nepal |
| subdivision3 | Dhading-Gorkha border |
| subdivision2_type | Central Nepal |
| borders_on | |
| highest | Yangra |
| elevation_m | 7422 |
| elevation_system | |
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| coordinates | |
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| parent | Himalayas |
| map | Nepal |
| map_caption | Location in Nepal |
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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).
The highest peak in the range is Yangra with an elevation of 7422 m. Three other peaks are over 7000 m and fourteen others over 6000 m.
The name for the range comes from the Hindu deity Ganesha, usually depicted in the form of an elephant. 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.
Highest peaks
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| Mountain | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Coordinates | Prominence (m) | Parent mountain | First ascent |
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| Yangra (Ganesh I/Main/NE) | 7,422 | 24,350 | 2,352 | Manaslu | 1955 | |
| Ganesh II/NW | 7,118 | 23,353 | 1,198 | Yangra | 1981 | |
| Salasungo (Ganesh III/SE) | 7,043 | 23,107 | 641 | Ganesh IV | 1979 | |
| Pabil (Ganesh IV/SW) | 7,104 | 23,307 | 927 | Ganesh II | 1978 | |
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Notes
- The names Ganesh II, Salasungo (Ganesh III), and Pabil (Ganesh IV) are from the Finnmap They do not agree with other, older sources such as Carter or Neate (which is derived from Carter). Ohmori attests the name "Lapsang Karbo" for the southeast peak, here called Salasungo.
- Heights are from the Finnmap.
- Coordinates have been derived from the Finnmap by Eberhard Jurgalski.
- Prominence values (except for Yangra) have been derived from the Finnmap by Eberhard Jurgalski. For Yangra, the value is from peaklist.org.
- Location Dhading
References
References
- (1985). "Classification of the Himalaya". American Alpine Journal.
- Finnmap topographic map of the Ganesh Himal, produced for the Government of Nepal.
- ''[[American Alpine Journal]]'' 1989, p. 210.
- Neate, J.. (1989). "High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks". The Mountaineers.
- Ohmori, K.. (1994). "Over The Himalaya". Cloudcap Press (The Mountaineers).
- "Tibet Ultra-Prominences". PeakList.
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