A Mountain is any natural elevation of the earth's surface. the mountains may have a small summit and a broad base.
Mountains are considerably higher than the surrounding area. some mountains are even higher than the clouds.
In the Mountains, the climate becomes colder as we go on high altitude.
Mountains are of three types: 1. Fold mountains 2. Block mountains 3. Volcanic mountains.
Mountains arranged in a line are known as Range.
The Himalayan mountains are young fold mountains with Rugged relief and high conical peaks.
Himalaya means " the adobe of snow", in the north they are capped with lofty snow.
The Himalayas divided into three parallel ranges: 1. The great Himalayas or Himadri - Northernmost range 2. Middle Himalayas or Himanchal -South of Himadri 3. The Shiwaliks - Southernmost range.
The Shiwalik is the sub-Himalayan range of the northern Indian Sub-continent. It extends from
West to North westwards
for more than 1,600Km (1,000 miles) from Teesta river in Sikkim state, northeastern India through Nepal, across northwestern India, and into Northern Pakistan.
Kailash range forms the part of Trans-Himalayan and It is one of the highest and most rugged parts of the Himalayas, located in the southwestern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, southwestern China. It is known as GANG-TISE to the Tibetans and is the highest peak in the range, with 6,714meters.
Kangchenjunga also called Kanchenjunga, the World's Third highest mountain with an elevation of 8,586 meters. It is situated in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Sikkim state, north eastern India, and eastern Nepal. The Mountain is the part of the great Himalayan range.