Mountains and Hills of India
Important Facts
The study of mountains is called Orology
- The highest mountain in India is Mt. Kanchenjunga which is about 8,586 meters high. It is the third highest mountain in the world.
- The highest mountain in India (incl POK) is Mt K2 which is 8,611 meters high. It is the second highest mountain on earth. It is also known as Godwin Austin.
- The oldest mountain range in India is the Aravallis.
- The highest peak in the Western Ghats and also South India is Mt. Anamudi in Kerala
- The highest peak in the Aravallis is Mt. Guru Shikhar, near Mt. Abu in Rajasthan
- Raisina Hill, the area in New Delhi where Rashtrapati Bhavan is located is an extension of Aravalli Hills.
- The hill range which geographically divide northern India from the Deccan Plateau is the Vindhyas.
- The Western Ghats are also known as Sahyadri hills
- The name of the hill on which the famous Vaishno Devi temple is located is Trikuta.
- Kamakhya Devi temple is located in the Nilachal hills in Assam.
- Mansa Devi temple is located on Bilwa Parvat, in the Shivalik Hills in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
- Mt Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva of Hindu mythology is located in Tibet
- Sri Venkateshwara Swamy temple is located on a hill named Venkatdri in Seshachalam hills which are a part of Eastern Ghats.
Hill Ranges of India
| Range | States |
|---|---|
| Eastern Ghats | Tamil nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal |
| Western Ghats | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra |
| Aravallis | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana |
| Cardamom Hills | Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
| Anaimalai Hills | Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
| Nilgiri Hills | Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka |
| Palani Hills | Tamil Nadu |
| Satpura Range | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh |
| Vindhyas | Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Garo Hills | Meghalaya |
| Khasi Hills | Meghalaya |
| Jaintia Hills | Meghalaya |
| Pir Panjal | Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Karakoram | Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir |
