Lekh (Nepali: Nepali: लेख) is a term used in Nepali and other Pahari dialects to describe a mountain or minor range rising into the subalpine (above about 3000m (10,000feet) or alpine zones (above about 4000m (13,000feet)); either climate zone being sufficiently cool to hold snow in winter but not through the summer. A prominent mountain or range high enough to be snow-covered all year -— generally rising above 5500m (18,000feet) —- would be called an Nepali: हिमाल, instead.