The tibetan name Nojinkangsang stands for a malevolent spirit living on the noble snowy mountain. Nojinkangsang is the main peak of the Lhagoi Kangri Shan - range, which rises between the town Gyangze (4045m) and the holy lake Yamdrog Tso or Yamzho Yumco southwest of the Tibetan capital Lhasa. The south slope of Nojinkangsang rises directly north of the Karo La-pass (5010m) on the Sino-Nepal-Highway from Lhasa to Gyangze.