The Gurans Himal is a small subrange of the

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 10 ...

in far western

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. It is little-known, since it does not contain any 8000 metre peaks, or even any peaks above 7,200 metres. Its highest peak is

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, , which, despite its relatively low height compared to the major Himalayan peaks, rises dramatically from a low base, as do the other significant peaks of the Gurans Himal. Carter's classification of the Himalayas divides the Gurans Himal into two subsections. The Saipal Subsection lies east of the

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, and its highest peak is

, . The Yoka Pahar Subsection lies west of the Seti, and contains

, ; Jethibahurani, ;

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, ; and Nampa, , among other peaks.

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Gurans Himal region
marked on OpenStreetMap Mountain ranges of the Himalayas Mountain ranges of Nepal Mountains of the Sudurpashchim Province {{Nepal-mountain-stub