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Important Mountains and Hill Ranges INDIA
Mountains in India
| Particulars of Mountain | Name of Mountain |
|---|---|
| Highest mountain in India | Kanchenjunga (8586 metre) |
| Second highest mountain in India | Nanda Devi (7816 metre) |
| Third highest mountain in India | Kamet (7756 metre) |
| Oldest mountain range in India | Aravallis |
| Highest peak in the Western Ghats | Anamudi |
| Highest peak in South India | Anamudi |
| Highest peak in the Aravallis range of mountains | Guru Shikhar (Mount Abu in Rajasthan) |
| Raisina Hill, the area in New Delhi where Rashtrapati Bhavan is located is an extension of | Aravalli Hills |
| Hill ranges which geographically divide northern India from the Deccan Plateau | Vindhyas |
| The Western Ghats are also known as | Sahyadri hills |
Hill Ranges in India
| Hill Ranges | State/States |
|---|---|
| Anaimalai Hills | Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
| Aravallis | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana |
| Cardamom Hills | Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
| Eastern Ghats | Tamil nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal |
| Garo Hills | Meghalaya |
| Jaintia Hills | Meghalaya |
| Karakoram | Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Khasi Hills | Meghalaya |
| Kudremukh | Karnataka |
| Nilgiri Hills | Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka |
| Palani Hills | Tamil Nadu |
| Pir Panjal | Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Satpura Range | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh |
| Vindhyas | Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Western Ghats | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra |