Pabil, also known as Ganesh IV, is a mountain in

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

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Pabil is a glaciated

summit A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...

in the

Ganesh Himal Ganesh Himāl is a sub-range of the Himalayas located mostly in north-central Nepal, but some peaks lie on the border with Tibet. The Trisuli Gandaki valley on the east separates it from the Langtang Himal; the Budhi (Buri) Gandaki valley and the ...

subrange of the

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. It is situated north-northwest of

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

on the common boundary shared by

Bagmati Province Bagmati Province (, ''Bāgmatī pradēśa'') is one of the seven Provinces of Nepal, provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. Bagmati is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest province by area. It is bordered ...

and

Gandaki Province Gandaki Province ( ) ), is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015. Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region in Southw ...

. The peak ranks as the highest point in

Dhading District Dhading District ( ), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhading Besi as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 338,658 in 2001 and 336,067 in 2011. Geogr ...

and the 69th-highest in Nepal. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Budhi Gandaki River.

Topographic relief Terrain (), alternatively relief or topographical relief, is the dimension and shape of a given surface of land. In physical geography, terrain is the lay of the land. This is usually expressed in terms of the elevation, slope, and orientati ...

is significant as the west face rises 1,100 metres (3,609 ft) in , the northeast slope rises 2,300 metres (7,546 ft) in , and the south slope rises 3,900 metres (12,800 ft) in . The first ascent of the summit was achieved on October 20, 1978, via the south face and southeast ridge by T. Tomita, H. Yoshio, K. Aoyagi, M. Hashimoto, Y. Hashimoto, Y. Okuma, T. Shimoji, T. Suzuki, I. Yasuda, Yogendra Thapa, Kamal Bhandari, Mingma Tenzing Sherpa, and Sonan Wolang Sherpa.''Ganesh IV Overview''
Nepal Himal Peak Profile, Retrieved May 5, 2025.

Climate

Based on the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

, Pabil is located in a

tundra climate The tundra climate is a polar climate sub-type located in high latitudes and high mountains. It is classified as ET according to the Köppen climate classification. It is a climate which at least one month has an average temperature high enough ...

zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. Weather systems coming off the

Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region. Many South Asian and Southe ...

are forced upwards by the Himalaya mountains (

orographic lift Orographic lift occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain. As the air mass gains altitude it quickly cools down adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100% and cr ...

), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Mid-June through early-August is the monsoon season. The months of April, May, September, and October offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing this peak.''Everest Treks: A Month By Month Review of the Best Seasons''
Brinley Clark, Himalayanwonders.com, Retrieved May 5, 2025.

Gallery

File:View of Ganesh Himal from Suryachaur, Nuwakot2.jpg, The Ganesh Himal with Pabil furthest to left File:Ganesh Mountain Range seen from Chandragiri Hill, Kathmandu. (By Saroj Pandey).jpg, Pabil to left (under aircraft) File:Ganesh Himal air view.jpg, Pabil to right of center ( Ganesh NW centered) File:Langtang range (25).JPG, Pabil furthest to left File:The sunset view on Ganesh Mountain.jpg, Pabil to left

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