Gyala Peri is a peak just beyond the eastern end of the Himalaya at the entrance to Tsangpo gorge. Its height is sometimes listed as 7150 m.

Gyala Peri lies just north of the Great Bend of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the main river of southeastern Tibet

Tibet

Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...

, which becomes the Brahmaputra in India

India

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. It is 22km NNW of the higher Namcha Barwa

Namcha Barwa

Namjagbarwa Peak , also known as Namcha Barwa, Namchabarwa, or Nanjiabawa Feng, is a mountain in the Tibetan Himalaya. The traditional definition of the Himalaya extending from the Indus River to the Brahmaputra would make it the eastern anchor of the entire mountain chain, and it is the highest...

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Notable Features

Though not one of the highest peaks in the Himalaya, Gyala Peri has great vertical relief
above the Tsangpo gorge.

Climbing History

The first ascent of Gyala Peri was in 1986, by a Japanese expedition, via the South Ridge.
The group spent about one and one-half months on the mountain. The U.K. Alpine Club's Himalayan Index lists no other ascents.