Ganesh II

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Ganesh II
View from the west: Ganesh II in the center of the picture, Pabil and Salasungo to the right

View from the west: Ganesh II in the center of the picture, Pabil and Salasungo to the right

height 7118  m
location Gorkha District ( Nepal )
Mountains Ganesh Himal ( Himalaya )
Dominance 7.04 km →  Yangra Kangri ( Ganesh I )
Notch height 1198 m ↓  ( 5920  m )
Coordinates 28 ° 22 '45 "  N , 85 ° 3' 24"  E Coordinates: 28 ° 22 '45 "  N , 85 ° 3' 24"  E
Ganesh II (Gandaki)
Ganesh II
First ascent October 16, 1981 by a German and a Japanese expedition
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The Ganesh II (also Ganesh NW ) is the second highest mountain in the Ganesh Himal with a height of 7118  m .

The summit is located in the Nepalese administrative zone of Gandaki , 6 km from the Chinese border. The mountain was climbed only once. On October 16, 1981, a German expedition ( Hermann Warth , Ang Chappal, Nga Temba) and a Japanese expedition (N. Kuwahara, J. Nakamura, N. Hase, Tendi Sherpa, Kirke Sherpa) reached the summit.

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