Zanskar Range

{{Short description|Mountain range in Ladakh}}

{{About|the mountain range|the region in Ladakh|Zanskar}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name=Zanskar Range

| native_name = {{native name|zau|ཟངས་དཀར་}}

| photo=Road Padum Zanskar Range Jun24 A7CR 00818.jpg

| photo_caption=Zanskar mountains towering over road to Padum

| map_image = Zanskarmap.jpg

| parent = Tethys Himalaya

| location= Kargil, Ladakh, India

| range_coordinates = {{coord|33.8|77.2|format=dms|region:IN|display=it}}

| range_coordinates_ref=

| coordinates_ref = {{cite web|url=http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/karakoram.html|title=High Asia I: The Karakoram, Indian Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of india)|publisher=Peaklist.org|access-date=2014-05-28}}

| length_km = 250

}}

The Zanskar Range is a mountain range in the union territory of Ladakh that separates the Zanskar valley from Indus valley at Leh. The range lies between and runs parallel to the Great Himalayas to the southwest and the Ladakh Range to the northeast.{{cite journal|first1=Mohammad|last1=Irfan|display-authors=etal|title=Unveiling the geoheritage, cultural geomorphology and geotourism potential of Zanskar region, NW Himalaya, India|journal=Geomorphology|volume=462|year=2024|doi=10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109354}} Geologically, the Zanskar Range is part of the Tethys Himalaya. There are a number of peaks higher than {{cvt|6500|m|ft}}. Its eastern part is known as Rupshu.{{cite book|last=Negi|first=Sharad Singh|title=Discovering the Himalaya|location=India|publisher=Indus Publishing Company|year=1998|pages=13|isbn=9788173870798}}