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Gonbo Rangjon is a stand-alone lofty rocky
Gonbo Rangjon is a stand-alone lofty rocky precipice
In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on co ...
located south of Kargyak village in the Lungnak valley, Zanskar
Zanskar, Zahar (locally) or Zangskar, is a tehsil of Kargil district, in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The administrative centre is Padum (former Capital of Zanskar). Zanskar, together with the neighboring region of Ladakh, was brie ...
, in the Union Territory of Ladakh in India
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. It is considered to be holy and referred to as God's Mountain by the local inhabitants who practice Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (also referred to as Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Lamaism, Lamaistic Buddhism, Himalayan Buddhism, and Northern Buddhism) is the form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is the dominant religion. It is also in majo ...
. Gonbo Rangjon lies along the Darcha
Darcha also known as Dartse (elevation 3,360 m or 11,020 ft) is a pair of villages (Darcha Sumdo and Darach Dangma) on the Bhaga River in the Lahaul sub-division in the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. ...
- Padum trek route and the Darcha - Padum road. Gonbo Rangjon can be seen from the village of Kargyak which is about to the north. The peak is at and the base of the mountain is about .
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Mountains of Ladakh Kargil district {{Ladakh-geo-stub