Rising up to the heavens, paying homage to the elephant headed Hindu diety, the Ganesh Himal mountain range makes up part of the mighty Himalayas. Along with Sagarmatha (the Sanskrit name of Mt. Everest) which dominates the entire world at 8848m, many of the peaks in the Himalayan range rise above 8000m.
While also an impressive range, the Ganesh Himal range in comparison has no specific touristic appeal, and are not often climbed. It has four peaks that rise above 7000m. The tallest of these is the Ganesh I (or Yangra Kangri), at 7424m. This Napalese stamp issued in 1979 depicts the Ganesh IV (Mount Pabil) which is 7102m high.
Pabil is the 69th highest mountain in Nepal and the 64th most important. This is out of a total of 866 peaks in the country. The southern face of this mountain reminds one of an elephant, with a ridge that resembles a pachyderm's trunk, which perhaps was the inspiration for the name of the entire mountain range.
The Ganesh Himal range lies on the border between Nepal and China, approximately 75km north-northwest of Kathmandu, and can be seen from the Nepalese capital city.
NB : The Nepalese currency is the Rupee, which is divided in to 100 Paisa.
** All stamps and photographs used in this post are part of the author's personal collection.
References :
Wikipedia
Peakvisor.com
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