Salasungo (also known as Ganesh III/IV, Ganesh SE, Sangjing Ri, Tsala Sungo, Chaglasumgo or Kang Lombo[1][2]) is a peak of the Ganesh Himal, on the border between Nepal and Tibet (China).
Salasungo | |
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Ganesh III/IV, Ganesh SE, Sangjing Ri, Tsala Sungo, Chaglasumgo, Kang Lombo | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,043 m (23,107 ft) |
Prominence | 641 m (2,103 ft) |
Coordinates | 28°20′06″N 85°07′18″E[1] |
Geography | |
Salasungo Location of Salasungo | |
Location | Nepal/China (Tibet) |
Parent range | Ganesh Himal, Himalaya |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 19 October 1979 by hideo Ogura (Japan, Pemba Tshering Sherpa and Dawa Norbu Sherpa (Nepal) |
Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
Salasungo, and the entire Ganesh Himal, lie between the Burhi Gandaki and Trisuli Gandaki valleys, about 70 km northwest of Kathmandu. Salasungo lies about 6 km south of Yangra (Ganesh I). The name "Salasungo" is also often used to refer to another peak located 4 km further west, Ganesh NW.
Nomenclature for this peak is ambiguous and confusing, and varies between sources. The mountain was previously known as Ganesh II till resurveyed in the early 1990s.[2] Elder map source give an altitude of 7150m and 7110m, but the altitude of 7043m given by the Finnmap is currently the most widely accepted.
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