[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geography of the Puranas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966) › c8.239 # The Geography of the Puranas c8.239 The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.239 - **Language:** English ### [c8.239](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.239) The high peak between the Kumuda and Sahasra Sikhara mountains is located where the Hissar and Zarafshan ranges meet. This peak appears to be the snow-covered Peak Barzengi (16,456 feet) beyond the Pakshif pass. The Purāṇas attached sanctity to the peak by associating it with the Āśrama of Sankarācārya. - [Previous: c8.238](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.238) - [Next: c8.240](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.240) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.239](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.239) · Pramāṇa