page_title: Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains
section_title: West Nyenchen Tanglha
hierarchical_section_title: Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains / Geography / Subranges / West Nyenchen Tanglha
caption_attribution_description: 中文（简体）‎: 念青唐古拉山主峰，摄于纳木错 English: The main peak of the Nyainqêntanglha Mountains, seen from Lake Namtso
context_page_description: The Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains are a 700-kilometre long mountain range, and subrange of the Transhimalaya System, located in the Tibet region and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
context_section_description: The West Nyenchen Tanglha lies to the southeast of Namtso. The range trends to the northeast, and forms part of the northern watershed of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. The northeastern section is drained by the Lhasa River, the largest tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo. West Nyenchen Tanglha includes the four highest peaks in the range, all above 7,000 metres (23,000 ft): Mount Nyenchen Tanglha (7162m), Nyenchen Tanglha II (7117m), Nyenchen Tanglha III (7046m) and Jomo Gangtse (7048m), all located in Damxung County of Lhasa. West Nyenchen Tanglha separates the basins of the Yarlung Tsangpo in the south from the endorheic basins of the Changtang in the north.
caption: Mount Nyenchen Tanglha above Namtso.
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