Kanjiroba Himal Explained

Kanjirowa
Elevation M:6883
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1870
Listing:Ultra
Map:Nepal
Location:Nepal
Range:Kanjirowa Himal, Himalayas
Coordinates:29.3783°N 82.6392°W

The Kanjirowa Himal is an isolated part of the Himalaya range within Nepal, adjacent to the Tibetan border.

The region remained unmapped until the 1950s, when British explorer John Baird Tyson made the first of a series of expeditions to the area.[2]

The highest peak is Kanjirowa with a summit elevation of 6,883 meters above sea level.

Location

Kanjirowa Himal is within the cross-border Shey Phoksundo National Park, Dolpa district, Nepal about 180 kilometres north-west of Pokhara city.

Geology

The region is high mountains, cut into by glaciers and deep, precipitous river valleys.

Communications

Limited to the valleys, there are no practicable routes across the high mountains into Tibet

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: High Asia II: Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet. Peaklist.org. 2015-02-16.
  2. Web site: John Tyson - obituary . . 13 March 2014 . 31 March 2014 .