Umelam

Umelam is a subrange of mountains in southeast Tibet within the northeast of the Hengduan Mountains. The small subrange consists of two mountains, substantially known for its association with the Santulan Movement.

History
Though Umelam had been remained untouched by civilisation for the most part, the earliest record of human activity dates back to an ancient civilisation utilising the mountains as a mining site, which has been proven due to the physical evidence of mining tools that could be found within the cliffsides and caverns. It is not yet known why a tomb, now a Santulanist college, was constructed at the lowest cavern at the bottom of the subrange.

The cliffsides of Umelam would eventually become a location for the Umelam Monastery, constructed by Santulanist monks during a pilgrimage.

Geography
The system of Umelam's mountain subrange consists of only a pair of steep mountains, separated by a narrow division and a river. Archaeological documents suggest that the mountains were named 'Baise' and 'Heise' respectively. Several passages to large cavern systems can be found through the cliffsides, especially at the bottom. Clouds seclude the Umelam Monastery, obscuring it away from the normal eye.

Ecosystem
Umelam consists of a montane biome, made up of grasslands and dense pine forests. Regarding inhabitation, though scarce of animal life, is commonly made up of giant pandas and Tibetan macaques.