List of Indian states and territories by highest point

This is the alphabetical list of the highest points of the Indian states and territories.

States

State Peak Range/Region Height (m) Height (ft) Coordinates Source
Andhra Pradesh Arma Konda Eastern Ghats 1,680 5,512 18°13′41″N 82°43′23″E / 18.228°N 82.723°E / 18.228; 82.723 [1][2]
Arunachal Pradesh Kangto (shared with Tibet) Eastern Himalaya 7,090 23,261 27°51′54″N 92°31′59″E / 27.865°N 92.533°E / 27.865; 92.533 Kangto lies on the Arunachal Pradesh-Tibet border.[3]
Assam Unnamed peak near Laike Dima Hasao District 1,960 6,430 25°19′17″N 93°27′10″E / 25.32135°N 93.4529°E / 25.32135; 93.4529 [4]
Bihar Fort Someshwar West Champaran District 880 2,887 27°23′15″N 84°18′20″E / 27.3876°N 84.3055°E / 27.3876; 84.3055 [5]
Chhattisgarh Unnamed peak Bailadila Range 1,276 4,186 18°39′53″N 81°13′33″E / 18.6646°N 81.2258°E / 18.6646; 81.2258 [6][7] The highest named peak is Gourlata (1225 m).[8]
Goa Sosogad Western Ghats 1,022 3,353 15°31′24″N 74°16′46″E / 15.5232°N 74.2795°E / 15.5232; 74.2795 [9]
Gujarat Girnar Junagadh District 1,145 3,756 21°31′41″N 70°31′38″E / 21.5281°N 70.527199°E / 21.5281; 70.527199 [10]
Haryana Karoh Peak Morni Hills 1,499 4,918 30°44′37″N 77°04′37″E / 30.7437°N 77.0769°E / 30.7437; 77.0769 [11]
Himachal Pradesh Reo Purgyil (shared with Tibet) Western Himalaya 6,816 22,363 31°53′02″N 78°44′06″E / 31.884°N 78.735°E / 31.884; 78.735 [12] Reo Purgyil lies on the Himachal Pradesh-Tibet border.
Jammu and Kashmir (claimed) K2 Karakoram 8,611 28,251 35°52′48″N 76°30′47″E / 35.880°N 76.513°E / 35.880; 76.513 [13] K2 lies in Pakistan Administered Kashmir, which is claimed by India as part of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir (administered) Saltoro Kangri Karakoram 7,742 25,400 35°23′56″N 76°50′56″E / 35.399°N 76.849°E / 35.399; 76.849 [13][14][15] Saltoro Kangri lies along the AGPL in the Siachen area.
Jharkhand Parasnath Parasnath Hills 1,366 4,482 23°57′48″N 86°07′44″E / 23.9634°N 86.129°E / 23.9634; 86.129 [16]
Karnataka Mullayanagiri Western Ghats 1,925 6,317 13°23′28″N 75°43′16″E / 13.391°N 75.721°E / 13.391; 75.721 [17]
Kerala Anamudi Western Ghats 2,695 8,842 10°10′12″N 77°03′40″E / 10.170°N 77.061°E / 10.170; 77.061 [18]
Madhya Pradesh Dhupgarh Satpura 1,350 4,429 22°26′56″N 78°22′16″E / 22.449°N 78.371°E / 22.449; 78.371 [19]
Maharashtra Kalsubai Western Ghats 1,646 5,400 19°36′01″N 73°42′40″E / 19.6003°N 73.711°E / 19.6003; 73.711 [20]
Manipur Mount Iso (also known as Tenipu) Senapati District 2,994 9,823 25°31′52″N 94°05′06″E / 25.531°N 94.085°E / 25.531; 94.085 [21][22]
Meghalaya Shillong Peak Khasi Hills 1,965 6,447 25°31′54″N 91°51′04″E / 25.5316°N 91.8512°E / 25.5316; 91.8512 [23]
Mizoram Phawngpui Saiha District 2,165 7,103 22°37′53″N 93°02′20″E / 22.6315°N 93.0388°E / 22.6315; 93.0388 [24]
Nagaland Mount Saramati (Shared with Myanmar) Naga Hills 3,841 12,602 25°44′31″N 95°01′59″E / 25.742°N 95.033°E / 25.742; 95.033 [25] Mount Saramati lies on the Nagaland-Myanmar border.
Odisha Deomali Eastern Ghats 1,672 5,486 18°40′30″N 82°58′55″E / 18.675°N 82.982°E / 18.675; 82.982 [26]
Punjab Unnamed peak on the Naina Devi range Rupnagar District 1,000 3,281 31°15′32″N 76°36′04″E / 31.259°N 76.601°E / 31.259; 76.601 [27]
Rajasthan Guru Shikhar Aravali 1,722 5,650 24°39′00″N 72°46′34″E / 24.650°N 72.776°E / 24.650; 72.776 [28]
Sikkim Kangchenjunga (shared with Nepal) Eastern Himalaya 8,598 28,208 27°42′11″N 88°08′53″E / 27.703°N 88.148°E / 27.703; 88.148 [29] Kangchenjunga lies on the Sikkim-Nepal border.
Tamil Nadu Doddabetta Nilgiri Hills 2,636 8,648 11°24′04″N 76°44′10″E / 11.401°N 76.736°E / 11.401; 76.736 [30]
Telangana Doli Gutta Deccan Plateau 965 3,166 18°20′31″N 80°44′29″E / 18.34194°N 80.74139°E / 18.34194; 80.74139 [31]
Tripura Betalongchhip Jampui Hills 930 3,051 23°48′35″N 92°15′39″E / 23.809782°N 92.260971°E / 23.809782; 92.260971 [32]
Uttar Pradesh Amsot Peak Shivalik Hills 957 3,140 30°22′47″N 77°41′11″E / 30.3798°N 77.6865°E / 30.3798; 77.6865 [33]
Uttarakhand Nanda Devi Garhwal Himalaya 7,816 25,646 30°22′34″N 79°58′12″E / 30.376°N 79.970°E / 30.376; 79.970 [34]
West Bengal Sandakphu (shared with Nepal) Eastern Himalaya 3,636 11,929 27°06′22″N 88°00′07″E / 27.106°N 88.002°E / 27.106; 88.002 [35] Sandakphu lies on the West Bengal-Nepal border.

Union Territories

State Peak Range/Region Height (m) Height (ft) Coordinates Source
Andaman & Nicobar Islands Saddle Peak North Andaman 732 2,402 13°09′31″N 93°00′21″E / 13.1586°N 93.0058°E / 13.1586; 93.0058 [36]
Chandigarh Unnamed point Capital Area 383 1,257
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Unnamed point Amboli 278 912
Daman and Diu Unnamed point Diu 30 98
Delhi Unnamed point Tughlaqabad 319 1,047
Lakshadweep Unnamed point Agatti Island 15 49
Puducherry Les Montagnes Rouges Red Hills 30 98

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References

  1. ↑ The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places
  2. ↑ The britannica Quiqmaster
  3. ↑ Harish Kapadia (2005). Into the Untravelled Himalaya: Travels, Treks, and Climbs. Indus. p. 51. ISBN 9788173871818.
  4. ↑ "Assam Hills". Birdlife International.
  5. ↑ Fort Someshwar, West Champaran district, Bihar
  6. ↑ Bailadila Hills, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh
  7. ↑ National Mineral Development Corporation, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh
  8. ↑ छत्‍तीसगढ़ के सर्वोच्च शिखर गौरलाटा पर 5 वर्ष की एडविना कांत
  9. ↑ "The tiger in the tale". The Times of India. 2011-12-12.
  10. ↑ Background Information about the State of Gujarat, dgfasli.nic.in
  11. ↑ Bijender K Punia (1994). Tourism Management: Problems and Prospects. APH Publishing. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-81-7024-643-5.
  12. ↑ "Famous peaks in Himachal Pradesh".
  13. 1 2 "Saltoro Kangri, Pakistan/India". Peakbagger.com.
  14. ↑ "Top 10 highest Himalaya mountain peaks in India".
  15. ↑ "Top 10 highest peaks of India".
  16. ↑ "Parasnath".
  17. ↑ Ganesh Prabhu (2014-03-19). "Udupi-Chikmagalur: A constituency that's beset by problems". The Hindu.
  18. ↑ "Anai Mudi". Peakbagger.com.
  19. ↑ M.S. Kohli (2002). Mountains of India: Tourism, Adventure and Pilgrimage. Indus Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-81-7387-135-1.
  20. ↑ "Kalsubai".
  21. ↑ "Hills Of Manipur".
  22. ↑ "Manipur Tourism District:Senapati".
  23. ↑ The Rough Guide to India. Rough Guides. 1 October 2013. pp. 963–. ISBN 978-1-4093-4267-0.
  24. ↑ "Phawngpui, Mizoram".
  25. ↑ "Saramati". Peakbagger.com.
  26. ↑ "Deomali Peak in Koraput".
  27. ↑ "GAZETTEER RUPNAGAR".
  28. ↑ "Guru Shikhar, Mount Abu".
  29. ↑ "Kangchenjunga - Peakware".
  30. ↑ "A Beautiful Green Hills".
  31. ↑ "Wikimapia - Doli Gutta (965m) - Telangana Chhattisgarh border. Possibly highest point in Telangana".
  32. ↑ "Peakbagger - Betalongchhip, India".
  33. ↑ Amsot Peak, Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh
  34. ↑ "Nanda Devi - Peakware".
  35. ↑ "Sandakphu".
  36. ↑ "Saddle Peak -- Britannica".
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