Salasungo (also known as Ganesh III/IV, Ganesh SE, Sangjing Ri, Tsala Sungo, Chaglasumgo or Kang LomboE. Jurgalski at 8000ers.comHimalayan Database) is a peak of the

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, on the

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). Salasungo, and the entire Ganesh Himal, lie between the Burhi Gandaki and Trisuli Gandaki valleys, about 70 km northwest of

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. Salasungo lies about 6 km south of

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(Ganesh I). The name "Salasungo" is also often used to refer to another peak located 4 km further west, Ganesh NW.

Nomenclature and altitude

Nomenclature for this peak is ambiguous and confusing, and varies between sources. The mountain was previously known as Ganesh II till resurveyed in the early 1990s. Elder map source give an altitude of 7150m and 7110m, but the altitude of 7043m given by the Finnmap is currently the most widely accepted.

Sources

The Himalayan Database

8000ers.com

References

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