Ganesh
Himāl is
a sub-range of the Himalaya located mostly in north-central Nepal, but some peaks lie
on the border with Tibet. The Trisuli Gandaki
valley on the east separates it from the Langtang
Himal; the Budhi (Buri) Gandaki valley and the Shyar Khola valley on
the west separate it from the Sringi Himal and the Mansiri Himal (home of Manaslu, the nearest 8000m peak).The
range lies about 70 km north-northwest of Kathmandu.
The
highest peak in the range is Yangra (Ganesh I), 7,422 m (24,350 ft).
There are three other peaks over 7000 meters plus some fourteen others over
6000 meters.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 Ganesha, 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.
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