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PabilGanesh Himal · Bagmati Province · NepalSummit weather, forecast and climate
Bhrānge
5,896 mSnow likely Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec
Elevation5,896 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation6.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul6°average high
28.28° N, 85.19° EElevation 5,896 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit5,896 m
- Mid-mountain4,110 m
- Valley · Briddhim2,323 m
Freezing level in October: 4,700 m
iThe mountain
Bhrānge in brief
Bhrānge rises to 5,896 m in the Ganesh Himal, Bagmati Province, Nepal.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 6°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to September.
The nearest town is Briddhim, 20 km to the SE at 2,323 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 5,896 m · 19,344 ft
- Range
- Ganesh Himal
- Region
- Bagmati Province
- Country
- Nepal
- Coordinates
- 28.2768, 85.1858
- Nearest airport
- Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) · 67 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Bhrānge by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | -12° | -12° | -9° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 3° | -2° | -7° | -10° |
| Average low | -27° | -25° | -21° | -17° | -11° | -4° | 0° | -1° | -5° | -14° | -20° | -24° |
| Precipitation | 58 mm | 74 mm | 138 mm | 155 mm | 248 mm | 484 mm | 852 mm | 826 mm | 512 mm | 128 mm | 26 mm | 31 mm |
| Cloud cover | 29% | 34% | 34% | 33% | 37% | 54% | 79% | 77% | 51% | 22% | 22% | 24% |
| Daylight | 10h 32 | 11h 12 | 11h 58 | 12h 50 | 13h 32 | 13h 56 | 13h 47 | 13h 10 | 12h 21 | 11h 31 | 10h 46 | 10h 22 |
| Month score | 42 | 36 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 51 | 49 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 2,900 m | 3,050 m | 3,600 m | 4,250 m | 5,150 m | 5,950 m | 6,300 m | 6,250 m | 5,750 m | 4,700 m | 3,850 m | 3,300 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Bhrānge in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of NepalPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yangra | 7,422 m | 2,359 m | 14 km NW | 0° |
| Ganesh NW | 7,118 m | 1,198 m | 17 km NW | 2° |
| Pabil | 7,104 m | – | 13 km NW | 2° |
| Salasungo | 7,043 m | 641 m | 9.0 km NW | 2° |
| Lapsang Karpo | 6,770 m | 500 m | 6.7 km NW | 4° |
| Gaṇesh Six | 6,720 m | – | 16 km NW | 3° |
| Langbo Kangri | 6,648 m | – | 25 km N | 4° |
| Garthali̇̄ | 4,298 m | – | 9.6 km E | 12° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Briddhim and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
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