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Yangra (Ganesh I) is the highest peak of the Ganesh Himal, which is a subrange of the Himalayas. Although not an 8,000 metre peak, and little visited, it enjoys great vertical relief over the nearby valleys. __NOTOC__ thumb ==Location== Yangra, and the entire Ganesh Himal, lie between the Budhi Gandaki and Trisuli Gandaki valleys, northwest of Kathmandu. Yangra lies on the border between Nepal and Tibet, and is east-southeast of Manaslu, the nearest 8,000  metre peak.

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Mountain.name
Yangra
Mountain.other_name
Ganesh I
Mountain.photo
Langtang range (25).JPG
Mountain.photo_caption
View from the east; from left: Pabil, Salasungo, Ganesh V, Yangra Kangri.
Mountain.elevation_m
7429
Mountain.elevation_ref
Ranked 62nd
Mountain.prominence_m
2352
Mountain.range
Ganesh Himal, Himalayas
Mountain.map
Nepal##China
Mountain.map_caption
Location in Nepal, on the border with China
Mountain.label_position
right
Mountain.first_ascent
October 24, 1955 by R Lambert, C Kogan, E Gauchat
Mountain.easiest_route
rock/snow/ice climb

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Elevation
7422
Image
Langtang range (25).JPG
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Commons category
Yangra Kangri
topographic prominence
2359
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  • Climbing history
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Yangra (Ganesh I) is the highest peak of the Ganesh Himal, which is a subrange of the Himalayas. Although not an 8,000 metre peak, and little visited, it enjoys great vertical relief over the nearby valleys. __NOTOC__ thumb ==Location== Yangra, and the entire Ganesh Himal, lie between the Budhi Gandaki and Trisuli Gandaki valleys, northwest of Kathmandu. Yangra lies on the border between Nepal and Tibet, and is east-southeast of Manaslu, the nearest 8,000  metre peak.

==Climbing history== The Ganesh Himal was first seriously reconnoitered for climbing by H. W. Tilman and party in 1950. The first attempt on the peak was in 1953.

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