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 .

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States

StatesPeakRange/RegionHeightCoordinatesSource
In m In ft
Sikkim Kangchenjunga Eastern Himalayas 8,58628,169 27°42′14″N88°08′53″E / 27.704°N 88.148°E / 27.704; 88.148 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]
Uttarakhand Nanda Devi Garhwal Himalayas 7,81725,646 30°22′34″N79°58′12″E / 30.376°N 79.970°E / 30.376; 79.970 Nanda Devi is the highest mountain peak located entirely within India. It is the highest peak in the Garhwal Himalayas. [2]
Arunachal Pradesh Kangto Eastern Himalayas 7,09023,260

27°30′54″N92°18′54″E / 27.515°N 92.315°E / 27.515; 92.315

Kangto lies on the Line of Actual Control between India and China.
Himachal Pradesh Reo Purgyil Western Himalayas 6,81622,362 31°53′02″N78°44′06″E / 31.884°N 78.735°E / 31.884; 78.735 Reo Purgyil lies on the Line of Actual Control between India and China.
Nagaland Mount Saramati Naga Hills section of the Patkai Range 3,82612,552 25°44′31″N95°01′59″E / 25.742°N 95.033°E / 25.742; 95.033 Mount Saramati lies on the India–Myanmar border. It is the highest peak in the Patkai Range. [3]
West Bengal Sandakphu Singalila Ridge section of the Eastern Himalayas.3,63611,929 27°06′22″N88°00′07″E / 27.106°N 88.002°E / 27.106; 88.002 Sandakphu lies on the India–Nepal border. It is the highest peak in the Singalila Ridge. [4]
Manipur Mount Tempü Barail Range section of the Patkai Range 2,9949,823 25°31′52″N94°05′06″E / 25.531°N 94.085°E / 25.531; 94.085 Mount Tempü lies on the inter-state border between Nagaland and Manipur. [5] [6]
Kerala Anamudi Anaimalai Hills section of the Western Ghats 2,6958,842 10°10′12″N77°03′40″E / 10.170°N 77.061°E / 10.170; 77.061 Anamudi is the highest mountain peak in the Western Ghats and highest in India outside the Himalayas. It is the highest peak in the Anaimalai Hills. [7]
Tamil Nadu Doddabetta Nilgiri Mountains section of the Western Ghats 2,6378,652 11°24′04″N76°44′10″E / 11.401°N 76.736°E / 11.401; 76.736 Doddabetta is the highest peak in the Nilgiri Mountains. [8]
Mizoram Phawngpui Lushai Hills section of the Patkai Range 2,1577,077 22°37′53″N93°02′20″E / 22.6315°N 93.0388°E / 22.6315; 93.0388 Phawngpui is also known as Blue Mountain. It is the highest mountain peak in the Lushai Hills. [9]
Meghalaya Shillong Peak Khasi Hills section of the Shillong Plateau 1,9656,447 25°31′54″N91°51′04″E / 25.5316°N 91.8512°E / 25.5316; 91.8512 Located in East Khasi Hills District. Shillong Peak is the highest peak in the Shillong Plateau. [10]
Assam Unnamed peak Cachar Hills section of the Karbi Anglong Plateau 1,9606,430 25°19′17″N93°27′10″E / 25.32135°N 93.4529°E / 25.32135; 93.4529 Located in Dima Hasao District. It is the highest peak in the Karbi Anglong Plateau. [11]
Karnataka Mullayyanagiri Sahyadri Range section of the Western Ghats 1,9256,317 13°23′28″N75°43′16″E / 13.391°N 75.721°E / 13.391; 75.721 Mullayyanagiri is the highest peak in the Sahyadri Range. [12]
Rajasthan Guru Shikhar Aravalli Range 1,7225,650 24°39′00″N72°46′34″E / 24.650°N 72.776°E / 24.650; 72.776 Guru Shikhar is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range. [13]
Andhra Pradesh Arma Konda Eastern Ghats 1,6805,512 18°13′41″N82°43′23″E / 18.228°N 82.723°E / 18.228; 82.723 Arma Konda is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats. [14] [15]
Odisha Deomali Eastern Ghats 1,6725,486 18°40′30″N82°58′55″E / 18.675°N 82.982°E / 18.675; 82.982 [16]
Maharashtra Kalsubai Sahyadri Range section of the Western Ghats 1,6465,400 19°36′01″N73°42′40″E / 19.6003°N 73.711°E / 19.6003; 73.711 [17]
Haryana Karoh Peak Morni Hills section of the Sivalik Hills 1,4674,813 30°44′37″N77°04′37″E / 30.7437°N 77.0769°E / 30.7437; 77.0769 Karoh Peak is the highest peak in the Morni Hills. [18]
Jharkhand Parasnath Chota Nagpur Plateau 1,3654,478 23°57′48″N86°07′44″E / 23.9634°N 86.129°E / 23.9634; 86.129 Parasnath is the highest peak in the Chota Nagpur Plateau. [19]
Madhya Pradesh Dhupgarh Satpura Range 1,3524,435 22°26′56″N78°22′16″E / 22.449°N 78.371°E / 22.449; 78.371 Dhupgarh is the highest peak in the Satpura Range. [20]
Chhattisgarh Nandiraj Bailadila Range section of the Deccan Plateau 1,2764,186 18°39′53″N81°13′33″E / 18.6646°N 81.2258°E / 18.6646; 81.2258 Located in Dantewada District. Nandiraj is the highest peak in the Bailadila Range. [21] [22] [23]
Gujarat Girnar Girnar Hills 1,1453,756 21°31′41″N70°31′37″E / 21.528°N 70.527°E / 21.528; 70.527 Girnar is the highest peak in the Girnar Hills. [24]
Goa Sonsogor Western Ghats 1,0263,366 15°31′24″N74°16′46″E / 15.5232°N 74.2795°E / 15.5232; 74.2795 Sonsogor lies on the inter-state border between Goa and Karnataka. [25]
Punjab Unnamed peak Naina Devi Range section of the Sivalik Hills 1,0003,281 31°15′32″N76°36′04″E / 31.259°N 76.601°E / 31.259; 76.601 Located in Rupnagar District. [26]
Telangana Doli Gutta Deccan Plateau 9653,166 18°20′31″N80°44′29″E / 18.34194°N 80.74139°E / 18.34194; 80.74139 Doli Gutta lies on the inter-state border between Chhattisgarh and Telangana. [27]
Uttar Pradesh Amsot Peak Rajaji Range section of the Sivalik Hills 9573,140 30°22′47″N77°41′11″E / 30.3798°N 77.6865°E / 30.3798; 77.6865 Located in Saharanpur District. Amsot Peak lies on the inter-state border between Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. It is the highest peak in the Rajaji Range. [28]
Tripura Betlingchhip Jampui Hills section of the Lushai Hills 9303,051 23°48′35″N92°15′39″E / 23.8097°N 92.2609°E / 23.8097; 92.2609 Betlingchhip is also known as Thaidawr. It is the highest peak in the Jampui Hills. [29]
Bihar Someshwar Fort Sivalik Hills 8802,887 27°23′15″N84°18′20″E / 27.3876°N 84.3055°E / 27.3876; 84.3055 [30]

Union territories

Union TerritoryPeakRange/RegionHeightCoordinatesSource
In m In ft
Ladakh Saltoro Kangri Saltoro Mountains section of Karakoram 7,74225,400 35°23′56″N76°50′56″E / 35.399°N 76.849°E / 35.399; 76.849 Saltoro Kangri lies on the Actual Ground Position Line between India and Pakistan on the Siachen Glacier. It is the highest peak in the Saltoro Mountains. 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]
Jammu and Kashmir Nun Peak Western Himalayas 7,13523,409 33°58′51″N76°01′14″E / 33.9809°N 76.0205°E / 33.9809; 76.0205 [34]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Saddle Peak North Andaman Island 7322,402 13°09′31″N93°00′21″E / 13.1586°N 93.0058°E / 13.1586; 93.0058 [35]
Chandigarh Unnamed point near Khuda Ali Sher Village Sivalik Hills 4791,572 30°46′21″N76°49′13″E / 30.7724°N 76.8204°E / 30.7724; 76.8204 Located on the border between Punjab and Chandigarh.[ citation needed ]
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Unnamed point near Bedpa Village Western Ghats 4651,526 20°04′49″N73°12′21″E / 20.0802°N 73.2057°E / 20.0802; 73.2057 Located in Dadra and Nagar Haveli District on the border between Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and Maharashtra.[ citation needed ]
Delhi Deheri Delhi Ridge section of the Aravalli Range 3151,033 28°24′39″N77°12′13″E / 28.4108°N 77.2037°E / 28.4108; 77.2037 Located in South Delhi District on the border between Delhi and Haryana.[ citation needed ]
Puducherry Unnamed point near Chalakara VillageWest Coast Hillocks67219 11°43′06″N75°31′54″E / 11.7183°N 75.5317°E / 11.7183; 75.5317 Located in Mahé District on the border between Puducherry and Kerala.[ citation needed ]
Lakshadweep Unnamed point Agatti Island 1549

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kangchenjunga - Peakware". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  2. ↑ "Nanda Devi - Peakware".
  3. ↑ "Saramati". Peakbagger.com.
  4. ↑ "Sandakphu". Archived from the original on 2008-12-25.
  5. ↑ "Hills Of Manipur". Archived from the original on 2013-03-23.
  6. ↑ "Manipur Tourism District:Senapati". Archived from the original on 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  7. ↑ "Anai Mudi". Peakbagger.com.
  8. ↑ "A Beautiful Green Hills". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
  9. ↑ "Phawngpui, Mizoram". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  10. ↑ The Rough Guide to India. Rough Guides. 1 October 2013. pp. 963–. ISBN   978-1-4093-4267-0.
  11. ↑ "Assam Hills". Birdlife International.
  12. ↑ Ganesh Prabhu (2014-03-19). "Udupi-Chikmagalur: A constituency that's beset by problems". The Hindu.
  13. ↑ "Guru Shikhar, Mount Abu". Archived from the original on 2009-04-10.
  14. ↑ The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places
  15. ↑ The britannica Quiqmaster
  16. ↑ "Deomali Peak in Koraput".
  17. ↑ "Kalsubai". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  18. ↑ Bijender K Punia (1994). Tourism Management: Problems and Prospects. APH Publishing. pp. 21–. ISBN   978-81-7024-643-5.
  19. ↑ "Parasnath". Archived from the original on 2005-10-18.
  20. ↑ M.S. Kohli (2002). Mountains of India: Tourism, Adventure and Pilgrimage. Indus Publishing. p. 39. ISBN   978-81-7387-135-1.
  21. ↑ छत्‍तीसगढ़ के सर्वोच्च शिखर गौरलाटा पर 5 वर्ष की एडविना कांत
  22. ↑ "National Mineral Development Corporation, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh". Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  23. ↑ Bailadila Hills, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh
  24. ↑ Background Information about the State of Gujarat Archived 2017-08-20 at the Wayback Machine , dgfasli.nic.in
  25. ↑ "The tiger in the tale". The Times of India. 2011-12-12.
  26. ↑ "Gazetteer Rupnagar". Archived from the original on 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
  27. ↑ "Wikimapia - Doli Gutta (965m) - Telangana Chhattisgarh border. Possibly highest point in Telangana".
  28. ↑ "Highest Peaks in India".
  29. ↑ "Peakbagger - Betalongchhip, India".
  30. ↑ Fort Someshwar, West Champaran district, Bihar
  31. ↑ "Saltoro Kangri, Pakistan/India". Peakbagger.com.
  32. ↑ "Top 10 highest Himalaya mountain peaks in India".
  33. ↑ "Top 10 highest peaks of India".
  34. ↑ "Nun, India". Peakbagger.com.
  35. ↑ "Saddle Peak -- Britannica".
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