Ganesh Himal

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For other uses, see Ganesha (disambiguation).

Ganesh Himal is a sub-range of the Himalayan mountain range. It is 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 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 range lies about 70km north-northwest of Kathmandu.

The highest peak in the range is Yangra (Ganesh I), 7,422 m (24,350 ft). Despite having no peaks over 7,500m, the Ganesh Himal enjoys great vertical relief over the nearby valleys; Ganesh NW (known as Ganesh II or Ganesh III, see below) is the most favored in this respect, being closest to the Shyar Khola.

The name for the range comes from the Hindu deity Ganesha, usually depicted in the form of an elephant. In fact, the south face of Pabil (Ganesh IV) slightly resembles an elephant, with a ridge that is reminiscent of an elephant's trunk.

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", etc., but this is not the standard practice in the literature for this range.


[edit] Highest peaks in the Ganesh Himal

Mountain [1] Height (m) [2] Height (ft) Coordinates [3] Prominence (m) [4] Parent mountain First ascent
Yangra (Ganesh I/Main/NE) 7,422 24,350 28°23′30″N, 85°07′38″E 2,352 Manaslu 1955
Ganesh II/NW 7,118 23,353 28°22′45″N, 85°03′24″E 1,198 Yangra 1981
Salasungo (Ganesh III/SE) 7,043 23,107 28°20′06″N, 85°07′18″E 641 Ganesh IV 1979
Pabil (Ganesh IV/SW) 7,104 23,307 28°20′45″N, 85°04′48″E 927 Ganesh II 1978

[edit] Notes

  1. ^  The names Ganesh II, Salasungo (Ganesh III), and Pabil (Ganesh IV) are from the Finnmap[1] They do not agree with other, older sources such as Carter[2][3] or Neate[4] (which is derived from Carter). Ohmori[5] attests the name "Lapsang Karbo" for the southeast peak, here called Salasungo.
  2. ^  Heights are from the Finnmap.[1]
  3. ^  Coordinates have been derived from the Finnmap by Eberhard Jurgalski.
  4. ^  Prominence values (except for Yangra) have been derived from the Finnmap by Eberhard Jurgalski. For Yangra, the value is from peaklist.org.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Finnmap topographic map of the Ganesh Himal, produced for the Government of Nepal.
  2. ^ H. Adams Carter, "Classification of the Himalaya," American Alpine Journal 1985.
  3. ^ American Alpine Journal 1989, p. 210.
  4. ^ Jill Neate, High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks. ISBN 0-89886-238-8
  5. ^ Koichiro Ohmori, Over The Himalaya, Cloudcap Press (The Mountaineers), 1994.
  6. ^ peaklist.org

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