There are 3 major mountain passes in the west of Bhutan that afford the most incredible views of the eastern end of the Himalayan range. This photo taken from Dochu La 3115m.It is little known, but China claimed a piece of Bhutan north of the town of Gasa, and the centre of the high mountain range including Gankharpunsum (7564m) which was the highest mountain in Bhutan (in the cloud to the right of this photo).
How they got away with this is unclear and the border is still in dispute as far as I know.
Manang Gang (7194m) and Tshendav Gang (6994m)
The white wedge is Jomolhari 7315m (sometimes spelled Chomolhari) which gives the Jomolhari trek its name! A camping trek passes the foot of it and 3 other near 7000 meter peaks before heading southeast to Thimphu, the capital. The trek crosses passes at 4900m.
Zongphu Gang - "Table Mountain" (7094m) just behind the tree
This is a view of Kangchenjunga in Nepal on the flight back to Kathmandu from Paro.
It is the 3rd highest peak in the world at 8586 meters.
We were also treated to views of Mt. Everest (8850 m) and Lhotse (8501 m)
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