List of Indian states and union territories by highest point
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This is the alphabetical list of the highest points of the Indian states and union territories.
Rank | States | Peak | Range/Region | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Coordinates | Source |
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1 | Sikkim | Kangchenjunga | Eastern Himalayas | 8,586 | 28,169 | 27°42′14″N 88°08′53″E / 27.704°N 88.148°E | Kangchenjunga lies on the India–Nepal border. It is the highest mountain peak located in India and the third highest mountain peak in the world after Mount Everest and K2.[1] |
2 | Uttarakhand | Nanda Devi | Garhwal Himalaya section of the Western Himalayas | 7,817 | 25,646 | 30°22′34″N 79°58′12″E / 30.376°N 79.970°E | Nanda Devi is the highest peak located entirely within India.[2] It is located in the Chamoli district. |
3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Kangto | Eastern Himalayas | 7,060 | 23,160 | Kangto lies along the Line of Actual Control between India and China. | |
4 | Himachal Pradesh | Reo Purgyil | Western Himalayas | 6,813 | 22,362 | 31°53′02″N 78°44′06″E / 31.884°N 78.735°E | Reo Purgyil lies along the Line of Actual Control between India and China. |
5 | Nagaland | Mount Saramati | Naga Hills section of the Patkai Range | 3,841 | 12,602 | 25°44′31″N 95°01′59″E / 25.742°N 95.033°E | Mount Saramati lies on the India–Myanmar border. It is the highest peak in the Patkai Range.[3] |
6 | West Bengal | Sandakphu | Singalila Ridge section of the Eastern Himalayas | 3,636 | 11,929 | 27°06′22″N 88°00′07″E / 27.106°N 88.002°E | Sandakphu lies on the India–Nepal border.[4] |
7 | Manipur | Mount Tempü (also known as Mount Iso) | Barail Range | 2,994 | 9,823 | 25°31′52″N 94°05′06″E / 25.531°N 94.085°E | It is located between the inter-state border of Nagaland and Manipur.[5][6] |
8 | Kerala | Anamudi | Anamalai Hills section of the Western Ghats | 2,695 | 8,842 | 10°10′12″N 77°03′40″E / 10.170°N 77.061°E | Anamudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and highest in India outside the Himalayas.[7] |
9 | Tamil Nadu | Doddabetta | Nilgiri Hills section of the Western Ghats | 2,636 | 8,648 | 11°24′04″N 76°44′10″E / 11.401°N 76.736°E | Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains. It is located in Udagamandalam, Nilgiri District.[8] |
10 | Mizoram | Phawngpui | Lushai Hills section of the Patkai Range | 2,165 | 7,103 | 22°37′53″N 93°02′20″E / 22.6315°N 93.0388°E | It is also known as Blue Mountain. It is the highest mountain peak in the Mizo Hills.[9] |
11 | Meghalaya | Shillong Peak | Khasi Hills section of the Shillong Plateau | 1,965 | 6,447 | 25°31′54″N 91°51′04″E / 25.5316°N 91.8512°E | Shillong Peak is the highest peak in the Shillong Plateau.[10] |
12 | Assam | Unnamed peak | Cachar Hills section of the Karbi Anglong Plateau | 1,960 | 6,430 | 25°19′17″N 93°27′10″E / 25.32135°N 93.4529°E | Located in Dima Hasao District.[11] |
13 | Karnataka | Mullayanagiri | Sahyadri Hills section of the Western Ghats | 1,925 | 6,317 | 13°23′28″N 75°43′16″E / 13.391°N 75.721°E | It is located in Chikmagalur taluk, Chikkamagaluru district[12] |
14 | Rajasthan | Guru Shikhar | Aravalli Range | 1,722 | 5,650 | 24°39′00″N 72°46′34″E / 24.650°N 72.776°E | Guru Shikhar is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range.[13] |
15 | Andhra Pradesh | Arma Konda | Eastern Ghats | 1,680 | 5,512 | 18°13′41″N 82°43′23″E / 18.228°N 82.723°E | Arma Konda is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats.[14][15] |
16 | Odisha | Deomali | Eastern Ghats | 1,672 | 5,486 | 18°40′30″N 82°58′55″E / 18.675°N 82.982°E | The Deomali is the second highest peak in the Eastern Ghats after Arma Konda.[16] |
17 | Maharashtra | Kalsubai | Sahyadri Hills section of the Western Ghats | 1,646 | 5,400 | 19°36′01″N 73°42′40″E / 19.6003°N 73.711°E | [17] |
18 | Haryana | Karoh Peak | Morni Hills section of the Sivalik Hills | 1,499 | 4,918 | 30°44′37″N 77°04′37″E / 30.7437°N 77.0769°E | It is located in Panchkula district.[18] |
19 | Jharkhand | Parasnath | Chota Nagpur Plateau | 1,382 | 4,482 | 23°57′48″N 86°07′44″E / 23.9634°N 86.129°E | Parasnath is the highest peak in the Chota Nagpur Plateau.[19] |
20 | Madhya Pradesh | Dhupgarh | Satpura Range | 1,352 | 4,435 | 22°26′56″N 78°22′16″E / 22.449°N 78.371°E | Dhupgarh is the highest peak in the Satpura Range.[20] |
21 | Chhattisgarh | Unnamed peak | Bailadila Range section of the Deccan Plateau | 1,276 | 4,186 | 18°39′53″N 81°13′33″E / 18.6646°N 81.2258°E | Located in Dantewada District. The highest named peak in Chhattisgarh is Gaurlata in Samri pat, Jashpur-Balrampur district with the elevation of 1225 m (4019 ft).[21][22][23] |
22 | Gujarat | Girnar | Girnar Hills | 1,145 | 3,756 | 21°31′41″N 70°31′38″E / 21.5281°N 70.527199°E | Girnar is the highest peak in the Girnar Hills.[24] |
23 | Goa | Sonsogor | Western Ghats | 1,022 | 3,353 | 15°31′24″N 74°16′46″E / 15.5232°N 74.2795°E | [25] |
24 | Punjab | Unnamed peak | Naina Devi Range section of the Sivalik Hills | 1,000 | 3,281 | 31°15′32″N 76°36′04″E / 31.259°N 76.601°E | Located in Rupnagar District.[26] |
25 | Telangana | Doli Gutta | Deccan Plateau | 965 | 3,166 | 18°20′31″N 80°44′29″E / 18.34194°N 80.74139°E | [27] |
26 | Uttar Pradesh | Amsot Peak | Rajaji Range section of the Sivalik Hills | 957 | 3,140 | 30°22′47″N 77°41′11″E / 30.3798°N 77.6865°E | [28] |
27 | Tripura | Betlingchhip | Jampui Hills easternmost section of the Lushai Hills | 930 | 3,051 | 23°48′35″N 92°15′39″E / 23.809782°N 92.260971°E | [29] |
28 | Bihar | Someshwar Fort | Sivalik Hills | 880 | 2,887 | 27°23′15″N 84°18′20″E / 27.3876°N 84.3055°E | [30] |
Union territories[edit]
Rank | Union Territory | Peak | Range/Region | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Coordinates | Source |
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1 | Ladakh | Saltoro Kangri | Saltoro Range section of the Karakoram | 7,742 | 25,400 | 35°23′56″N 76°50′56″E / 35.399°N 76.849°E | Saltoro Kangri lies along the Actual Ground Position Line between India and Pakistan on the Siachen Glacier. The highest peak claimed by India as part of Ladakh is K2 which has the elevation of 8,611 m (28,251 ft). K2 is located in the Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan.[31][32][33] |
2 | Jammu and Kashmir | Nun Peak | Western Himalayas | 7,135 | 23,409 | 33°58′51″N 76°01′14″E / 33.9809°N 76.0205°E | [34] |
3 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Saddle Peak | North Andaman Island | 732 | 2,402 | 13°09′31″N 93°00′21″E / 13.1586°N 93.0058°E | [35] |
4 | Chandigarh | Unnamed point near Khuda Ali Sher village | Sivalik Hills | 479 | 1,572 | 30°46′21″N 76°49′13″E / 30.7724°N 76.8204°E | Located on a ridge along the border with Punjab[citation needed] |
5 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Unnamed point near Bedpa village | Western Ghats | 465 | 1,526 | 20°04′49″N 73°12′21″E / 20.0802°N 73.2057°E | Located on the border with Maharashtra.[citation needed] |
6 | Delhi | Deheri | Delhi Ridge section of the Aravalli Range | 315 | 1,033 | 28°24′39″N 77°12′13″E / 28.4108°N 77.2037°E | Located near border with Haryana[citation needed] |
7 | Puducherry | Unnamed point in Chalakara village, Mahe | West Coast hillocks | 67 | 219 | 11°43′06″N 75°31′54″E / 11.7183°N 75.5317°E | Located close to Kerala border[citation needed] |
8 | Lakshadweep | Unnamed point | Agatti Island | 15 | 49 |
Gallery[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ “Nanda Devi – Peakware”.
- ^ “Saramati”. Peakbagger.com.
- ^ “Sandakphu”. Archived from the original on 2008-12-25.
- ^ “Hills Of Manipur”. Archived from the original on 2013-03-23.
- ^ “Manipur Tourism District:Senapati”. Archived from the original on 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ^ “Anai Mudi”. Peakbagger.com.
- ^ “A Beautiful Green Hills”. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ^ “Phawngpui, Mizoram”. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ The Rough Guide to India. Rough Guides. 1 October 2013. pp. 963–. ISBN 978-1-4093-4267-0.
- ^ “Assam Hills”. Birdlife International.
- ^ Ganesh Prabhu (2014-03-19). “Udupi-Chikmagalur: A constituency that’s beset by problems”. The Hindu.
- ^ “Guru Shikhar, Mount Abu”. Archived from the original on 2009-04-10.
- ^ The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places
- ^ The britannica Quiqmaster
- ^ “Deomali Peak in Koraput”.
- ^ “Kalsubai”. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Bijender K Punia (1994). Tourism Management: Problems and Prospects. APH Publishing. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-81-7024-643-5.
- ^ “Parasnath”. Archived from the original on 2005-10-18.
- ^ M.S. Kohli (2002). Mountains of India: Tourism, Adventure and Pilgrimage. Indus Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-81-7387-135-1.
- ^ छत्तीसगढ़ के सर्वोच्च शिखर गौरलाटा पर 5 वर्ष की एडविना कांत
- ^ “National Mineral Development Corporation, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh”. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ Bailadila Hills, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh
- ^ Background Information about the State of Gujarat Archived 2017-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, dgfasli.nic.in
- ^ “The tiger in the tale”. The Times of India. 2011-12-12.
- ^ “GAZETTEER RUPNAGAR”. Archived from the original on 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- ^ “Wikimapia – Doli Gutta (965m) – Telangana Chhattisgarh border. Possibly highest point in Telangana”.
- ^ “Highest Peaks in India”.
- ^ “Peakbagger – Betalongchhip, India”.
- ^ Fort Someshwar, West Champaran district, Bihar
- ^ “Saltoro Kangri, Pakistan/India”. Peakbagger.com.
- ^ “Top 10 highest Himalaya mountain peaks in India”.
- ^ “Top 10 highest peaks of India”.
- ^ “Nun, India”. Peakbagger.com.
- ^ “Saddle Peak — Britannica”.
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