__NOTOC__ Ganesh Himāl ( ne, गणेश हिमाल) is a sub-range of the

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located mostly in north-central

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, but some peaks lie on the border with

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. The Trisuli Gandaki valley on the east separates it from the

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; the Budhi (Buri) Gandaki valley and the Shyar Khola valley on the west separate it from the Sringi Himal and the

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(home of

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, the nearest 8000m peak). The range lies about 70 km north-northwest of

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. The highest peak in the range is

Yangra Yangra (Ganesh I) is the highest peak of the Ganesh Himal, which is a subrange of the Himalayan mountain range. Although not an 8,000 metre peak, and little visited, it enjoys great vertical relief over the nearby valleys. __NOTOC__ Location ...

(Ganesh I), 7,422 m (24,350 ft). There are three other peaks over 7000 metres plus some fourteen others over 6000 metres. Ganesh Himal enjoys great vertical relief over nearby valleys, particularly Ganesh NW (see below), being closest to the Shyar Khola. The name for the range comes from the Hindu deity

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, 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. First ascent of Ganesh I happened on October 6th, 1955. Summit group was conformed by famous guide Raymond Lambert, Pierre Vittoz, Eric Gauchar, all of them Swiss, and French Mme. Claude Kogan.

Highest peaks

Gallery

File:Ganesh Mountain range seen from Chandanbari, Rasuwa. (By Saroj Pandey).jpg, Ganesh Mountain range seen from Chandanbari, Rasuwa File:Ganesh Mountain Range seen from Chandragiri Hill, Kathmandu. (By Saroj Pandey).jpg, Ganesh Mountain Range seen from Chandragiri File:Ganesh Mountain range seen from Mu-Kharka, Rasuwa. (By Saroj Pandey).jpg, Ganesh Mountain range seen from Mu-Kharka, Rasuwa File:Ganesh himal helambhu.jpg, Ganesh Himal seen from Helambu

Notes

# The names Ganesh II, Salasungo (Ganesh III), and Pabil (Ganesh IV) are from the FinnmapFinnmap topographic map of the Ganesh Himal, produced for the Government of Nepal. They do not agree with other, older sources such as Carter''

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'' 1989, p. 210. 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

External links

Himalayan Index
(Corrected versions of SRTM data)

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