Namcha Barwa Himal, also known as Namjagbarwa syntaxis or Namjagbarwa Group Complex, is the easternmost section of the

Himalaya The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 10 ...

in southeastern Tibet and northeastern India. This section spans 180 km from the headwaters of the

Siyom River The Siyom River is a right tributary of the Brahmaputra (Dihang or Siang) in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Siyom rises on the south of the main ridge of the Assam Himalaya not far from the border with Tibet. The Siyom initially flows ...

on the international border NE into Tibet to the

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of the

Yarlung Tsangpo The Yarlung Tsangpo, also called Yarlung Zangbo () is the upper stream of the Brahmaputra River located in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is the longest river of Tibet and the fifth longest in China. The upper section is also called D ...

(the

Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...

in India), where the Himalaya are said to end, although high ranges ( Hengduan Mountains on

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) actually continue another 300 km east. Major peaks of this section include: * Namche Barwa, 7,782 m at , considered easternmost

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of Himalaya * Nai Peng, 7,043 m at , first climbed 1984 * Sentang Bu, 6,812 m at , unclimbed * Gyala Peri, 7,294 m at , part of Nyenchen Tanglha Shan range, stands about 22 km NNW of Namche Barwa, across the Yarlung Tsangpo but often included in the Namche Barwa Himal range because of proximity.

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