Almost all peaks of the Himalayas lie in this range. The highest peak is the Mount Everest . It is 8848 meters high. It lies in Nepal. The peaks remain covered with snow through out the year.
Ice moves down slowly into the valleys and forms glacier .
Some of these glaciers feed the rivers like the Ganga, Yamuna and Gandhak. There are passages in the mountain through which people go from one range to another. These passages are called passes . Two important passes found in the greater Himalayas. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La. .