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INDIAN MOUNTAIN RANGES & SUMMITS

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As we all know that General Awareness is one of the very important and prominent topics for any competitive exam. Keeping in mind the same, we have come up with some major mountain ranges and Himalayan summits in . This will help you all the major Himalayan ranges related details which are often asked in various exams. With multiple upcoming exams this could be very helpful. Below are the few sneak peaks:

Sikkim (Shared 1 Kanchenjunga 8,586 with )

2 Ghent Kangri 7,401 Saltoro

Arunachal 3 Kangto 7,060 Himalaya Pradesh

Mountain Ranges:

Aravalli Range - starting in from and passing through southern , through to across the states of and ending in .

To keep you updated with the major Himalayan ranges and summits found in India we bring you this e-book, read along and learn all about the important details and geographical locations of the mountain ranges found in India. Indian Mountain Ranges & Summits Free static GK e-book

Mountain Summits

Rank Mountain Height (m) Range State (Indian)

Sikkim (Shared 1 Kanchenjunga 8,586 Himalayas with Nepal)

2 7,816

3 7,756 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

4 / K10 7,742 Saltoro Karakoram Ladakh

5 Saser Kangri I / K22 7,672 Saser Karakoram Ladakh 6 Mamostong Kangri / K35 7,516 Rimo Karakoram Ladakh 7 Saser Kangri II 7,513 Saser Karakoram Ladakh 8 Saser Kangri III 7,495 Saser Karakoram Ladakh

9 Teram Kangri I 7,462 Siachen Karakoram Ladakh

10 Jongsong Peak 7,462 Himalaya Sikkim

12 7,628 Saltoro Karakoram Ladakh

13 Kabru N 7,412 Kangchenjunga Himalaya Sikkim

14 Ghent Kangri 7,401 Saltoro Karakoram Ladakh

15 Rimo I 7,385 Rimo Karakoram Ladakh

16 Teram Kangri III 7,382 Siachen Karakoram Ladakh

17 Kirat Chuli 7,362 Kangchenjunga Himalaya Sikkim

18 Mana Peak 7,272 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

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19 Apsarasas Kangri 7,245 Siachen Karakoram Ladakh

20 Mukut Parbat 7,242 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

21 Rimo III 7,233 Rimo Karakoram Ladakh

22 Singhi Kangri 7,202 Siachen Karakoram Ladakh

23 7,161 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

24 Chaukhamba I / Peak 7,138 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

25 Nun-Kun 7,135 Himalaya Ladakh 26 Pauhunri 7,128 Sikkim Himalaya Sikkim

27 Pathibhara / The Pyramid 7,123 Kangchenjunga Himalaya Sikkim

28 I 7,120 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

29 7,075[1] Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

30 7,074 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

31 Chong Kumdang Ri 7,071[2] Rimo Karakoram Ladakh

32 7,066 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

Arunachal 33 Kangto 7,060 Assam Himalaya Pradesh Arunachal 34 Nyegyi Kansang 7,047[3] Assam Himalaya Pradesh 35 Padmanabh 7,030[2] Rimo Karakoram Ladakh 36 Shudu Tsempa 7,024[4] Sikkim Himalaya Sikkim Chamshen Kangri / Tughmo 37 7,017[5] Saser Karakoram Ladakh Zarpo 38 Aq Tash 7,016[6] Rimo Karakoram Ladakh 39 Chong Kumdang Ri II 7,004[2] Rimo Karakoram Ladakh

40 6,992 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

41 Thalay Sagar 6,984 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

42 Mount Lakshmi 6,983 Rimo Karakoram Ladakh

43 Main 6,968 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

44 Langpo 6,965[7] Sikkim Himalaya Sikkim Parvat I / Saraswati 45 6,940[1] Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand Peak

46 Shahi Kangri 6,934[8] Central Tibetan Plateau Ladakh

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47 Sri Kailash 6,932 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

48 6,931 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

49 Chorten Nyima Ri 6,927[7] Sikkim Himalaya Sikkim

50 / P. 6911 6,911[9] Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

51 Panchchuli II 6,904[10] Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

Major Mountain Ranges:

1. Agasthyamalai Hills- The Hills, also known as the Jothi Parvath, Agasthiyar Mountain, Southern Kailash is a 1,866-metre (6,122 ft)-tall peak within Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Situated on border of and .

2. Anamalai Hills- The Anaimalai or Anamala Hills, also known as the Elephant Mountains. Situated on border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

3. - starting in North India from Delhi and passing through southern Haryana, through to Western India across the states of Rajasthan and ending in Gujarat.

4. Bailadila range - Bailadila Range, is a mountain range rising in the about 200 km west of the . It has been named 'Bailadila' because it resembles the hump of an ox. It is located near Kirandul town in the Dantewada district of southern , India.

5. Hills - The or Yela Mala are mountain range of southern India and part of the southern located in southeast Kerala and southwest Tamil Nadu in India. Their name comes from the cardamom spice grown in much of the hills' cool elevation, which also supports pepper and .

6. - The Dhauladhar range is part of a lesser Himalayan chain of mountains. It rises from the Indian to the north of Kangra and Mandi. Dharamsala, the headquarters of Kangra district, lies on its southern spur in above the Kangra Valley, which divides it from Chamba.

7. Eastern Ghats - The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats run from the northern through to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of and in the Wayanad district of Kerala. They are eroded and cut through by four major rivers of peninsular India, viz. Godavari, , Krishna, and .

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8. Garhjat Hills - The Garhjat Hills is a mountain range formed by a series low lying hills, plateaux, ridges and meadows that stretch into Odisha from the in the Chotanagpur region of and the Chhattisgarh Plains.

9. Karbi Angling Plateau - Karbi Anglong plateau is an extension of the in the North Eastern state of India. This area receives maximum rainfall from the Southwest summer from June through September

10. - The Garo Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in , India. They are inhabited mainly by tribal dwellers, the majority of whom are .

11. Himalayas - The Himalayas, or Himalaya, is a mountain range in separating the plains of the from the Tibetan Plateau.

12. Khasi & Jaintia Hills - The are a mountainous region that was mainly part of Assam and Meghalaya.

13. Karakoram Range - The Karakoram is a large mountain range spanning the borders of India, and , with the northwest extremity of the range extending to and .

14. - The Khasi Hills is a low on the Plateau in Meghalaya state of India. The Khasi Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi-Jaintia range and connects with the Range and larger Range further east.

15. Mizo Hills - The Lushai Hills (or Mizo Hills) are a mountain range in and , India. The range is part of the Patkai range system and its highest point is 2,157 m high , also known as 'Blue Mountain'.

16. - The Naga Hills, reaching a height of around 3,825 metres (12,549 ft), lie on the border of India and Burma ().

17. - The Nilgiri Mountains form part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu of Southern India.

18. Hills - The are a mountain range in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in . The Palani Hills are an eastward extension of the Western Ghats ranges, which run parallel to the west coast of India.

19. Patkai Hills - The Pat-kai or Patkai Bum (meaning "to cut (pat) chicken (Kai)" in Tai-Ahom language) are the hills on India's north-eastern border with Burma or Myanmar.

20. Pir Panjal Range - The Pir Panjal Range (Kashmiri: Pīr Pantsāl), also Panchaladeva in Hindu scriptures, is a group of mountains in the Inner Himalayan region, running from east- southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) across the Indian states of and and and the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir

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21. - The Purvanchal Mountains cover the states of Assam, , , Tripura, , Meghalaya and Mizoram.

22. Sahyadri - The Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri (Benevolent Mountains), are a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres (54,000 sq mi) in a stretch of 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, traversing the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, , and Gujarat.

23. - he Satpura Range is a range of hills in . The range rises in eastern Gujarat state running east through the border of Maharashtra and to the east till Chhattisgarh.

24. Shivalik Hills - The , also known as Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches from the about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) eastwards close to the .

25. - The Vindhya Range (also known as ) (pronounced [ʋɪnd̪ʱjə]) is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India.

26. Zanskar Range - The Zanskar Range is a mountain range in the of Ladakh that separates Zanskar from Ladakh. Geologically, the Zanskar Range is part of the Tethys Himalaya.

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