GOSAINTHAN

Wade-Giles romanization Hsi-hsia-pang-ma Feng, Pinyin Xixiabangma Feng, Tibetan Shisha Pangma one of the world's highest mountains (26,286 ft ), in the Himalayas of southern Tibet, China, near the Nepal border. The Trisuli River cuts a gorge to the west of the mountain, forming an important trade route. The glacier- and snow-covered peak was first scaled by a Chinese expedition in 1964. Gosainthan comes from a Sanskrit word meaning "place of God," while Shisha Pangma is Tibetan for "range above the grassy plain."