Rolwaling Himal, Bagmati Province

Gauri Sankar

also गौरीशंकर हिमाल · Gaurishankar · Gauri Shankar · Gaurisankar

7,134 m23,406 ft27.953°N 86.336°E

At a glance

Elevation: 7,134 m · 23,406 ft^[1]
Prominence: 1,709 m^[1]
Range: Rolwaling Himal^[2]
Region: Dolakha District, Bagmati Province^[2]
Coordinates: 27.9533° N, 86.3358° E^[1]

Elevation is height above sea level; prominence is how far it rises above the lowest col connecting it to higher ground.

The mountain's story

Gaurishankar rises to 7,134 metres and is the second-highest peak of the Rolwaling Himal, on Nepal's border with Tibet in Dolakha District. Its name joins the Hindu goddess Gauri, a manifestation of Parvati, with her consort Shankar, a manifestation of Shiva, reflecting the sacred regard in which the people of Nepal hold it. The Sherpa people call it Jomo Tseringma.^[2]

It has a quieter claim to everyday life, too: Nepal Standard Time is based on the meridian of this peak. In the nineteenth century the name was sometimes wrongly attached to Everest, a misattribution that lingered until about 1900.^[3][2]

Little things worth knowing

1
Timekeeper
Nepal Standard Time is based on the meridian of Gaurishankar.^[2]
2
Mistaken identity
'Gaurishankar' was occasionally used as a name for Everest until about 1900, by mistake.^[3]
3
Seen from Dhulikhel
Gaurishankar is among the peaks visible from Dhulikhel, east of the Kathmandu Valley.^[4]

Where it lives

Summit coordinates from Wikidata; hollow dots are viewpoints from which this peak is documented as visible.

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Look closer

Mount Gauri Shankar. Photo: Nirmal Dulal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Culture & meaning

Names and documented meaning
Gauri (Parvati) and Shankar (Shiva) give the mountain its Nepali name; Sherpa communities call it Jomo Tseringma.^[2]

If you want to visit

Places from which Gauri Sankar is documented as visible:

Dhulikhel^[4]

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Sources & further reading

4 sources

[1]
Wikidata item Q1496289, Wikidata, retrieved 2026-10-23 · accessed 2026-10-23
[2]
Gaurishankar, Wikipedia · accessed 2026-10-23
[3]
Mount Everest, Wikipedia · accessed 2026-10-23
[4]
Dhulikhel, Wikipedia · accessed 2026-10-23

Structured values (elevation, coordinates, prominence) come from Wikidata, which aggregates survey sources. Wikipedia articles are used as secondary references; we prefer primary survey and expedition records as we add them. Last verified 2026-10-23.