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Gumbok Rangan, also known as Gonbo Rangjon, is a standalone mountain peak in the Lungnak Valley of
Gumbok Rangan, also known as Gonbo Rangjon, is a standalone mountain peak in the Lungnak Valley of Ladakh
Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India an ...
, India
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. It is part of the greater Zanskar Range
The Zanskar Range is a mountain range in the union territory of Ladakh that separates the Zanskar valley from Indus valley at Leh. The range lies between and runs parallel to the Great Himalayas to the southwest and the Ladakh Range to the nort ...
, which is itself a part of the Himalayas
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. It is considered holy and referred to as "God's Mountain" by the local inhabitants, who practice Tibetan Buddhism
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. The name translates to "Throne of Gonbo", as it is believed by locals and pilgrims alike to be the residence of Gonbo, a manifestation of the Buddhist deity Mahakala
Mahākāla (, ) is a deity common to Hinduism and Buddhism.
In Buddhism, Mahākāla is regarded as a ''Dharmapala, Dharmapāla'' ("Protector of the Dharma") and a Wrathful deities, wrathful manifestation of a The Buddha, Buddha, while in Hindu ...
.
Gumbok Rangan lies along the Darcha – Padum trek route and the Darcha – Padum road. Gumbok Rangan can be seen from the village of Kargyak, which is about to the north. The peak is at and the base of the mountain is about .
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Mountains of Ladakh Kargil district {{Ladakh-geo-stub