Ganesh Himāl is a sub-range of theHimalayas located mostly in north-centralNepal, but some peaks lie on the border withTibet. The Trisuli Gandaki valley on the east separates it from theLangtang Himal; the Budhi (Buri) Gandaki valley and the Shyar Khola valley on the west separate it from theSringi Himal and theMansiri Himal (home ofManaslu, the nearest8000m peak).[2]
| Ganesh Himal | |
|---|---|
| गणेश हिमाल | |
 Ganesh Himal mountain range. Peaks (left to right): unnamed peak (6250 m), Ganesh-II, Pabil, Salasungo | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Yangra |
| Elevation | 7,422 m (24,350 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 28°23′33″N85°07′48″E / 28.39250°N 85.13000°E /28.39250; 85.13000[1] |
| Geography | |
  Ganesh Himal Location in Nepal | |
| Country | Nepal |
| District | Dhading-Gorkha border |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
| Borders on | Langtang Himal,Sringi Himal andMansiri Himal |
The highest peak in the range isYangra with an elevation of 7,422 m (24,350 ft). Three other peaks are over 7,000 m (23,000 ft) and fourteen others over 6,000 m (20,000 ft).[2]
The name for the range comes from the Hindu deityGanesha, usually depicted in the form of an elephant.[citation needed]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", but this is not the standard practice in the literature for this range.[citation needed]
Highest peaks
edit| 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′33″N85°07′48″E / 28.39250°N 85.13000°E /28.39250; 85.13000 | 2,352 | Manaslu | 1955 |
| Ganesh II/NW | 7,118 | 23,353 | 28°22′45″N85°03′24″E / 28.37917°N 85.05667°E /28.37917; 85.05667 | 1,198 | Yangra | 1981 |
| Salasungo (Ganesh III/SE) | 7,043 | 23,107 | 28°20′06″N85°07′18″E / 28.33500°N 85.12167°E /28.33500; 85.12167 | 641 | Ganesh IV | 1979 |
| Pabil (Ganesh IV/SW) | 7,104 | 23,307 | 28°20′45″N85°04′48″E / 28.34583°N 85.08000°E /28.34583; 85.08000 | 927 | Ganesh II | 1978 |
Notes
edit- ^ The names Ganesh II, Salasungo (Ganesh III), and Pabil (Ganesh IV) are from the Finnmap[3] They do not agree with other, older sources such as Carter[2][4] or Neate[5] (which is derived from Carter). Ohmori attests the name "Lapsang Karbo" for the southeast peak, here called Salasungo.[6]
- ^ Heights are from the Finnmap.[3]
- ^ 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.[1]
- Location Dhading
References
edit- ^abc"Tibet Ultra-Prominences". PeakList. Retrieved3 January 2015.
- ^abcCarter, H. A. (1985)."Classification of the Himalaya"(PDF).American Alpine Journal.27 (59): 124.
- ^abFinnmap topographic map of the Ganesh Himal, produced for the Government of Nepal.
- ^American Alpine Journal 1989, p. 210.
- ^Neate, J. (1989).High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks. The Mountaineers.ISBN 978-0898862386.
- ^Ohmori, K. (1994).Over The Himalaya. Cloudcap Press (The Mountaineers).ISBN 978-0938567370.
External links
edit- Himalayan Index
- DEM files for the Himalaya (Corrected versions of SRTM data)
- Pictures of Ganesh Himal