The Black Mountains is a mountain range in central Bhutan, a sub−range of the Himalayan Range System. Locally the mountain range is known as Dungshing Gang which means the fir peaks.
Geography
editDurshingla Peak, at an elevation of 15,145 feet (4,616 m), is the range's highest point.[1]
National Park
editJigme Singye Wangchuck National Park protects a large area of the Black Mountains and the Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests ecoregion within them. It was originally named Black Mountains National Park.
Alpine lakes
editThe black mountains range is home to some of the beautiful alpine lakes which are the source of some rivers. The lakes are:
- Gesatsho
- Tshonamtsho
- Broksatsho
- Mendatsho
- Peptatsho
- Bekhotsho
- Tshobobzhao
- Sertsho
- Yutsho
Socio-cultural significance
editDeity Jowo Dungshing
editDungshing Go
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jordans, Bart (2008). Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide. Cicerone Press Limited. ISBN 978-1-85284-553-7.
27°17′N 90°23′E / 27.283°N 90.383°E
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