Mountains and Hills in India

Highest mountain in India Kanchenjunga

The Highest peak in Aravallis Guru Sikhar

Aravallis
Oldest Mountain range in India

Highest peak in Western Ghats Anamudi

Highest peak in Eastern Ghats Jindhagadha Peak

Mountains that divide Northern India from Deccan Plateau Vindhyas

Kanchenjunga is the third highest Mountain in the world. First two

highest mountains in the world
1. Mount Everest- 8,848 mts
2. K2 also known as Godwin Austin- 8,611 mts
3. Kanchenjunga- 8,586 mts

Guru Shikhar is located in near Mt. Abu in Rajasthan

Meaning of Aravallis- Line of peaks

Jindhagadha Peak is located in Andhra Pradesh. It has the height of
1,690 mts

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Hill Ranges in India and their locations:

Name of the Hill range Present in states

Aravallis Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana

Vindhyas Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,

Eastern Ghats
Odisha, West Bengal

Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa,

Western Ghats
Maharashtra

Nilgiri Hills Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka

Palani Hills Tamil Nadu

Garo Hills, Kasi Hills and

Meghalaya
Jaintia Hills

Anaimalai Hills Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Cardamom Hills Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Important Passes in India:

Name of the Pass Located in Pass connects

Shipki La Himachal Pradesh Simla with Tibet

Rohtang Pass Himachal Pradesh Manali and Lahul

Bhor Ghat pass Maharashtra Mumbai and Pune

Thal Ghat pass Maharashtra Nasik and Mumbai

Pal Ghat Tamil Nadu Kerala with Tamil Nadu

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Nathula pass Sikkim Sikkim and Tibet

Important hill stations of India:

Name of the hill

Located in Present in
station

Kodaikanal Palani Hills Tamilnadu

Manali Kullu Valley Himachal Pradesh

Mussoorie Garhwal Hills Uttarakhand

Ooty Nilgiri Hills Tamilnadu

Lonavla Sahyadri Hills Maharashtra

Nainital Kumaon Hills Uttarakhand

Darjeeling Lesser Himalayas West Bengal

Dalhousie Dhauladhar range Himachal Pradesh

Ooty is also known as Udagamandalam

In Tamil, Kodaikanal means The Gift of the forest.

Important Mountain ranges in Himalayas:

The Main Himalayan Ranges are:

Pir Panjal Range

located in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir

Pir Panjal is the largest range of the lower Himalayas.

Important passes in this range- Pir Panjal pass, Banihal pass

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DhaulaDhar Range

It is located in lesser Himalayas

Zanskar Range

It is located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand

Ladakh Range

It is a part of Karakoram Mountain.

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