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Sonsogor
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Sonsogor
Border of Sattari Taluk, North Goa district, Goa / Khanapur Taluk, Belagavi district and Joida taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India
Highest point
Elevation 1,026 m (3,366 ft)
Coordinates 15°31′21.52″N74°16′42.23″E / 15.5226444°N 74.2783972°E / 15.5226444; 74.2783972 Coordinates: 15°31′21.52″N74°16′42.23″E / 15.5226444°N 74.2783972°E / 15.5226444; 74.2783972
Geography
LocationBorder of Sattari Taluk, North Goa district, Goa / Khanapur Taluk, Belagavi district and Joida taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India
Parent range Western Ghats
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Sonsogor is the highest peak in the state of Goa, India, at an elevation of 1,026 metres (3,366 feet) above sea level. It is located at the trijunction of Sattari taluka, North Goa district, Goa; and Khanapur taluka, Belagavi district, and Joida taluka, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka state, India. It is also called Sonsogodd, Darsingha or Darsinga. It is a part of the Western Ghats mountain range.


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