Kangchenjunga,also spelled Kanchenjunga,Kanchanjanghā and Khangchendzonga,is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas,the Kangchenjunga Himal,which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River,in the north by the Lhonak River and Jongsang La,and in the east by the Teesta River. It lies in the border region between Nepal and Sikkim state of India,with three of the five peaks,namely Main,Central and South,directly on the border,and the peaks West and Kangbachen in Nepal's Taplejung District.
Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8,516 metres (27,940 ft),after Mount Everest,K2,and Kangchenjunga. The main summit is on the border between Tibet Autonomous Region of China and the Khumbu region of Nepal.
Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,481 metres (27,825 ft). It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest,on the China–Nepal border. One of the eight-thousanders,Makalu is an isolated peak in the shape of a four-sided pyramid.
Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres (26,864 ft) above sea level. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest. The mountain stands on the China Tibet–Nepal Province No. 1 border.
Shishapangma,or Shishasbangma or Xixiabangma,also called Gosainthān,is the 14th-highest mountain in the world,at 8,027 metres (26,335 ft) above sea level. It is located entirely within Tibet,China. In 1964,it became the final eight-thousander to be climbed.
Pumori is a mountain on the Nepal-China border in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Pumori lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest. Pumori,meaning "the Mountain Daughter" in Sherpa language,was named by George Mallory. "Pumo" means young girl or daughter and "Ri" means mountain in Sherpa language. Climbers sometimes refer to Pumori as "Everest's Daughter". Mallory also called it Clare Peak,after his daughter.
Mount Kailash is a mountain in Ngari Prefecture,Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the Kailash Range of the Transhimalaya,in the western part of the Tibetan Plateau. Mount Kailash is less than 100 km north of the western trijunction of the borders of China,India,and Nepal.
Melungtse is the highest mountain of the Rolwaling Himal in the Himalayas.
Kamet is the second-highest mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand,India,after Nanda Devi. It lies in the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand. Its appearance resembles a giant pyramid topped by a flat summit area with two peaks.
Chomo Lonzo is a mountain in Tibet,5 km northeast of Makalu in the Mahalungur (Mohalingor) or Khumbu Himalayas. Alternate spellings of the same name include Chomolonzo,Chomolönzo,Chomo Lönzo,Jomolönzo,and Lhamalangcho.
Changtse is a mountain situated between the Main Rongbuk and East Rongbuk Glaciers in Tibet Autonomous Region,China,immediately north of Mount Everest. It is connected to Mount Everest via the North Col.
Hkakabo Razi is believed to be Myanmar's highest mountain. The 5,881-meter (19,295 ft)-tall mountain is the highest mountain in Southeast Asia as well. It is located in the northern Myanmar state of Kachin in an outlying subrange of the Greater Himalayan mountain system near the border tripoint with India and China. Its highest status has recently been challenged by 5,870-meter (19,260 ft)-tall Gamlang Razi,located about 6.6 kilometers (4.1 mi) WSW on the Chinese border.
Jomolhari or Chomolhari sometimes known as "the bride of Kangchenjunga”,is a mountain in the Himalayas,straddling the border between Yadong County of Tibet,China and the Paro district of Bhutan. The north face rises over 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) above the barren plains. The mountain is the source of the Paro Chu which flows from the south side and the Amo Chu which flows from the north side.
Namcha Barwa or Namchabarwa is a mountain peak lying in Tibet in the region of Pemako. The traditional definition of the Himalaya extending from the Indus River to the Brahmaputra would make it the eastern anchor of the entire mountain chain,and it is the highest peak of its own section as well as Earth's easternmost peak over 7,600 metres (24,900 ft). It lies in the Nyingchi Prefecture of Tibet. It is the highest peak in the 180 km long Namcha Barwa Himal range,which is considered the easternmost syntaxis/section of the Himalaya in southeastern Tibet and northeastern India where the Himalaya are said to end,although high ranges actually continue another 300 km to the east.
The Nalakankar Himal is a small subrange of the Himalayan range in southern Tibet and the northwest corner of Nepal. It lies south of Lake Manasarowar. Its southern boundary is the Humla Karnali,a tributary of the Karnali,one of the major rivers of western Nepal. This river separates the range from the Gurans Himal to the south and the eastern Kumaon to the southwest. On the east,the pass known as Lapche La marks the dividing point between the Nalakankar Himal and the Chandi Himal. To the north and northwest,the range fades into the northern foothills of the Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau.
Mount Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest peak of Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains,which together with the Gangdise range forms the Transhimalaya.
Abi Gamin is a Himalayan mountain peak mostly situated in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state in India,2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of Kamet. Its summit is on the border with Tibet and its northern slope is in the Ngari Prefecture of Tibet.
Purang or Burang,known as Puhreng in Tibetan,(Nepali:ताक्लाकोट) is a town which serves as the administrative center of Purang County,Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR),China. The town lies at an altitude of 3,900m in the valley of the Karnali River. The town spans an area of 3,257.81 square kilometres (1,257.85 sq mi),and has a permanent population 6,047 as of 2010,and a hukou population of 4,477 as of 2018. To the south are Gurla Mandhata and the Abi Gamin ranges. Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash are to the north. This region is the mythological and actual river nexus of the Himalaya with sources of the Indus,Ganges and Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra all within 110 kilometres (70 mi) of Purang.
In the history of mountaineering,the world altitude record referred to the highest point on the Earth's surface which had been reached,regardless of whether that point was an actual summit. The world summit record referred to the highest mountain to have been successfully climbed. The terms are most commonly used in relation to the history of mountaineering in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges,though modern evidence suggests that it was not until the 20th century that mountaineers in the Himalaya exceeded the heights which had been reached in the Andes. The altitude and summit records rose steadily during the early 20th century until 1953,when the ascent of Mount Everest made the concept obsolete.
Adi Kailash,also known as Shiva Kailash,Chota Kailash,Baba Kailash or Jonglingkong Peak,is a mountain located in the Himalayan mountain range in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand,India. It is the second most important peak among the group of five separate peaks in Himalayas in separate locations collectively known as the Panch Kailash or "Five Kailashas",other being Mount Kailash in first place,Shikhar Kailash in third,Kinnaur Kailash in fourth and Manimahesh Kailash in fifth place in terms of importance. Gauri Kund and Parvati Tal glacial lakes are at the base of the Adi Parvat. Adi Kailash &Limpiyadhura Pass are both located northwest of Gunji. The Lipulekh Pass,Old Lipulekh Peak &Om Parvat are located northeast of Gunji. Adi Kailash base camp,near the Hindu Shiva temple on the banks of sacred Jolingkong Lake,is located 17 km northwest of Kuthi (Kuti) village in Kuthi Yankti Valley. The Adi Kailash Yatra Circuit route-1 via Gunji,the eastern-southeastern route,is reached by the Pithoragagh-Lipulekh Pass Highway (PLPH) and its Gunji-Lampiya Dhura Pass Road (GLDPR) paved motorable spur via Kuthi Yankti Valley from Gunji to Adi Kailash. The permits for this route are issued at Dharchula and medical check-up is conducted there. The homestay accommodation is available in the villages along the route in Gunji,Napalachchu,Nabhi,Juli Kong and Kuti. The Adi Kailash Yatra Circuit route-2 via Darma Valley,the western-southwestern route,begins by going up the Darma Valley and then crossing the Sin La pass south of Brahma Parvat to go to Kuthi Yankti Valley to Jolingkong Lake Base Camp. Many travellers who take the route-2,after the Adi Kailash darshan chose to traverse the route-1 in reverse direction till Gunji where they can join the Om Parvat &Mount Kailash-Lake Manasarovar Tibetan pilgrimage route along the Sharda River. Kailash-Mansarovar,Adi Kailash and Om Parvat are sacred to Hindus.
