Ganesh Himal Explained

Ganesh Himal
Other Name:	गणेश हिमाल
Country:	Nepal
Subdivision3:	Dhading-Gorkha border
Subdivision2 Type:	Central Nepal
Highest:	Yangra
Elevation M:	7422
Coordinates:	28.3925°N 85.13°W
Parent:	Himalayas
Map:	Nepal

Ganesh Himāl is a sub-range of the Himalayas 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).^[1]

The highest peak in the range is Yangra with an elevation of . Three other peaks are over and fourteen others over .^[1]

The name for the range comes from the Hindu deity Ganesha, usually depicted in the form of an elephant.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.

Highest peaks

Mountain	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Coordinates	Prominence (m)	Parent mountain	First ascent
Yangra (Ganesh I/Main/NE)	7,422	24,350	28.3925°N 85.13°W	2,352	Manaslu	align=middle	1955
Ganesh II/NW	7,118	23,353	28.3792°N 85.0567°W	1,198	Yangra	align=middle	1981
Salasungo (Ganesh III/SE)	7,043	23,107	28.335°N 85.1217°W	641	Ganesh IV	align=middle	1979
Pabil (Ganesh IV/SW)	7,104	23,307	28.3458°N 85.08°W	927	Ganesh II	align=middle	1978

Notes

1. The names Ganesh II, Salasungo (Ganesh III), and Pabil (Ganesh IV) are from the Finnmap^[2] They do not agree with other, older sources such as Carter^{[1] [3]} or Neate^[4] (which is derived from Carter). Ohmori attests the name "Lapsang Karbo" for the southeast peak, here called Salasungo.^[5]
2. Heights are from the Finnmap.^[2]
3. Coordinates have been derived from the Finnmap by Eberhard Jurgalski.
4. Prominence values (except for Yangra) have been derived from the Finnmap by Eberhard Jurgalski. For Yangra, the value is from peaklist.org.^[6]
5. Location Dhading

External links

• Himalayan Index
• DEM files for the Himalaya (Corrected versions of SRTM data)
• Pictures of Ganesh Himal

Notes and References

1. Carter . H. A. . Classification of the Himalaya . 1985 . American Alpine Journal . 27 . 59 . 124 .
2. Finnmap topographic map of the Ganesh Himal, produced for the Government of Nepal.
3. American Alpine Journal 1989, p. 210.
4. Book: High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks . Neate, J. . 1989 . The Mountaineers . 978-0898862386.
5. Book: Over The Himalaya . 1994 . Ohmori, K. . Cloudcap Press (The Mountaineers) . 978-0938567370.
6. Web site: Tibet Ultra-Prominences . PeakList . 3 January 2015 .