Mount Kailas | mountain, China | Britannica (original) (raw)

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physiography of Kailas Range

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  In Kailas Range
  …north of this lake lies Mount Kailas, which reaches an elevation of 22,028 feet (6,714 metres); it is known as Gang Tise to the Tibetans and is the highest peak in the range.
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religious significance

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  In Tibet: Drainage and soils
  …source in western Tibet near Mount Kailas, a mountain sacred to Buddhists and Hindus; it then flows westward across the Kashmir region to Pakistan. Three other rivers also begin in the west: the Xiangquan River (Tibetan: Langqên Kanbab, “Elephant Spring”) flows west to become the Sutlej River in northwestern India…
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