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List of Indian states and union territories by highest point

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

States

Rank States Peak Range/Region Height (m) Height (ft) Coordinates Source
1 Sikkim Kangchenjunga Eastern Himalayas 8,586 28,169 27°42′14″N 88°08′53″E / 27.704°N 88.148°E / 27.704; 88.148 Kangchenjunga lies on the India–Nepal border. It is the highest mountain peak located in India and the third highest mountain peak in the world after Mount Everest and K2.[1]
2 Uttarakhand Nanda Devi Garhwal Himalaya section of the Western Himalayas 7,817 25,646 30°22′34″N 79°58′12″E / 30.376°N 79.970°E / 30.376; 79.970 Nanda Devi is the highest peak located entirely within India.[2] It is located in the Chamoli district.
3 Arunachal Pradesh Kangto Eastern Himalayas 7,060 23,160

27°30′54″N 92°18′54″E / 27.515°N 92.315°E / 27.515; 92.315

Kangto lies along the Line of Actual Control between India and China.
4 Himachal Pradesh Reo Purgyil Western Himalayas 6,813 22,362 31°53′02″N 78°44′06″E / 31.884°N 78.735°E / 31.884; 78.735 Reo Purgyil lies along the Line of Actual Control between India and China.
5 Nagaland Mount Saramati Naga Hills section of the Patkai Range 3,841 12,602 25°44′31″N 95°01′59″E / 25.742°N 95.033°E / 25.742; 95.033 Mount Saramati lies on the India–Myanmar border. It is the highest peak in the Patkai Range.[3]
6 West Bengal Sandakphu Singalila Ridge section of the Eastern Himalayas 3,636 11,929 27°06′22″N 88°00′07″E / 27.106°N 88.002°E / 27.106; 88.002 Sandakphu lies on the India–Nepal border.[4]
7 Manipur Mount Tempü (also known as Mount Iso) Barail Range 2,994 9,823 25°31′52″N 94°05′06″E / 25.531°N 94.085°E / 25.531; 94.085 It is located between the inter-state border of Nagaland and Manipur.[5][6]
8 Kerala Anamudi Anamalai Hills section of the Western Ghats 2,695 8,842 10°10′12″N 77°03′40″E / 10.170°N 77.061°E / 10.170; 77.061 Anamudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and highest in India outside the Himalayas.[7]
9 Tamil Nadu Doddabetta Nilgiri Hills section of the Western Ghats 2,636 8,648 11°24′04″N 76°44′10″E / 11.401°N 76.736°E / 11.401; 76.736 Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains. It is located in Udagamandalam, Nilgiri District.[8]
10 Mizoram Phawngpui Lushai Hills section of the Patkai Range 2,165 7,103 22°37′53″N 93°02′20″E / 22.6315°N 93.0388°E / 22.6315; 93.0388 It is also known as Blue Mountain. It is the highest mountain peak in the Mizo Hills.[9]
11 Meghalaya Shillong Peak Khasi Hills section of the Shillong Plateau 1,965 6,447 25°31′54″N 91°51′04″E / 25.5316°N 91.8512°E / 25.5316; 91.8512 Shillong Peak is the highest peak in the Shillong Plateau.[10]
12 Assam Unnamed peak Cachar Hills section of the Karbi Anglong Plateau 1,960 6,430 25°19′17″N 93°27′10″E / 25.32135°N 93.4529°E / 25.32135; 93.4529 Located in Dima Hasao District.[11]
13 Karnataka Mullayanagiri Sahyadri Hills section of the Western Ghats 1,925 6,317 13°23′28″N 75°43′16″E / 13.391°N 75.721°E / 13.391; 75.721 It is located in Chikmagalur taluk, Chikkamagaluru district[12]
14 Rajasthan Guru Shikhar Aravalli Range 1,722 5,650 24°39′00″N 72°46′34″E / 24.650°N 72.776°E / 24.650; 72.776 Guru Shikhar is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range.[13]
15 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 Arma Konda is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats.[14][15]
16 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 The Deomali is the second highest peak in the Eastern Ghats after Arma Konda.[16]
17 Maharashtra Kalsubai Sahyadri Hills section of the Western Ghats 1,646 5,400 19°36′01″N 73°42′40″E / 19.6003°N 73.711°E / 19.6003; 73.711 [17]
18 Haryana Karoh Peak Morni Hills section of the Sivalik Hills 1,499 4,918 30°44′37″N 77°04′37″E / 30.7437°N 77.0769°E / 30.7437; 77.0769 It is located in Panchkula district.[18]
19 Jharkhand Parasnath Chota Nagpur Plateau 1,382 4,482 23°57′48″N 86°07′44″E / 23.9634°N 86.129°E / 23.9634; 86.129 Parasnath is the highest peak in the Chota Nagpur Plateau.[19]
20 Madhya Pradesh Dhupgarh Satpura Range 1,352 4,435 22°26′56″N 78°22′16″E / 22.449°N 78.371°E / 22.449; 78.371 Dhupgarh is the highest peak in the Satpura Range.[20]
21 Chhattisgarh Unnamed peak Bailadila Range section of the Deccan Plateau 1,276 4,186 18°39′53″N 81°13′33″E / 18.6646°N 81.2258°E / 18.6646; 81.2258 Located in Dantewada District. The highest named peak in Chhattisgarh is Gaurlata in Samri pat, Jashpur-Balrampur district with the elevation of 1225 m (4019 ft).[21][22][23]
22 Gujarat Girnar Girnar Hills 1,145 3,756 21°31′41″N 70°31′38″E / 21.5281°N 70.527199°E / 21.5281; 70.527199 Girnar is the highest peak in the Girnar Hills.[24]
23 Goa Sonsogor Western Ghats 1,022 3,353 15°31′24″N 74°16′46″E / 15.5232°N 74.2795°E / 15.5232; 74.2795 [25]
24 Punjab Unnamed peak Naina Devi Range section of the Sivalik Hills 1,000 3,281 31°15′32″N 76°36′04″E / 31.259°N 76.601°E / 31.259; 76.601 Located in Rupnagar District.[26]
25 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 [27]
26 Uttar Pradesh Amsot Peak Rajaji Range section of the Sivalik Hills 957 3,140 30°22′47″N 77°41′11″E / 30.3798°N 77.6865°E / 30.3798; 77.6865 [28]
27 Tripura Betlingchhip Jampui Hills easternmost section of the Lushai Hills 930 3,051 23°48′35″N 92°15′39″E / 23.809782°N 92.260971°E / 23.809782; 92.260971 [29]
28 Bihar Someshwar Fort Sivalik Hills 880 2,887 27°23′15″N 84°18′20″E / 27.3876°N 84.3055°E / 27.3876; 84.3055 [30]

Union territories

Rank Union Territory Peak Range/Region Height (m) Height (ft) Coordinates Source
1 Ladakh Saltoro Kangri Saltoro Range section of the Karakoram 7,742 25,400 35°23′56″N 76°50′56″E / 35.399°N 76.849°E / 35.399; 76.849 Saltoro Kangri lies along the Actual Ground Position Line between India and Pakistan on the Siachen Glacier. The highest peak claimed by India as part of Ladakh is K2 which has the elevation of 8,611 m (28,251 ft). K2 is located in the Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan.[31][32][33]
2 Jammu and Kashmir Nun Peak Western Himalayas 7,135 23,409 33°58′51″N 76°01′14″E / 33.9809°N 76.0205°E / 33.9809; 76.0205 [34]
3 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Saddle Peak North Andaman Island 732 2,402 13°09′31″N 93°00′21″E / 13.1586°N 93.0058°E / 13.1586; 93.0058 [35]
4 Chandigarh Unnamed point near Khuda Ali Sher village Sivalik Hills 479 1,572 30°46′21″N 76°49′13″E / 30.7724°N 76.8204°E / 30.7724; 76.8204 Located on a ridge along the border with Punjab[citation needed]
5 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Unnamed point near Bedpa village Western Ghats 465 1,526 20°04′49″N 73°12′21″E / 20.0802°N 73.2057°E / 20.0802; 73.2057 Located on the border with Maharashtra.[citation needed]
6 Delhi Deheri Delhi Ridge section of the Aravalli Range 315 1,033 28°24′39″N 77°12′13″E / 28.4108°N 77.2037°E / 28.4108; 77.2037 Located near border with Haryana[citation needed]
7 Puducherry Unnamed point in Chalakara village, Mahe West Coast hillocks 67 219 11°43′06″N 75°31′54″E / 11.7183°N 75.5317°E / 11.7183; 75.5317 Located close to Kerala border[citation needed]
8 Lakshadweep Unnamed point Agatti Island 15 49

Gallery

See also

References

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  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
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This is the alphabetical list of the highest points of the Indian states and union territories Contents 1 States 2 Union territories 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 ReferencesStates EditRank States Peak Range Region Height m Height ft Coordinates Source1 Sikkim Kangchenjunga Eastern Himalayas 8 586 28 169 27 42 14 N 88 08 53 E 27 704 N 88 148 E 27 704 88 148 Kangchenjunga lies on the India Nepal border It is the highest mountain peak located in India and the third highest mountain peak in the world after Mount Everest and K2 1 2 Uttarakhand Nanda Devi Garhwal Himalaya section of the Western Himalayas 7 817 25 646 30 22 34 N 79 58 12 E 30 376 N 79 970 E 30 376 79 970 Nanda Devi is the highest peak located entirely within India 2 It is located in the Chamoli district 3 Arunachal Pradesh Kangto Eastern Himalayas 7 060 23 160 27 30 54 N 92 18 54 E 27 515 N 92 315 E 27 515 92 315 Kangto lies along the Line of Actual Control between India and China 4 Himachal Pradesh Reo Purgyil Western Himalayas 6 813 22 362 31 53 02 N 78 44 06 E 31 884 N 78 735 E 31 884 78 735 Reo Purgyil lies along the Line of Actual Control between India and China 5 Nagaland Mount Saramati Naga Hills section of the Patkai Range 3 841 12 602 25 44 31 N 95 01 59 E 25 742 N 95 033 E 25 742 95 033 Mount Saramati lies on the India Myanmar border It is the highest peak in the Patkai Range 3 6 West Bengal Sandakphu Singalila Ridge section of the Eastern Himalayas 3 636 11 929 27 06 22 N 88 00 07 E 27 106 N 88 002 E 27 106 88 002 Sandakphu lies on the India Nepal border 4 7 Manipur Mount Tempu also known as Mount Iso Barail Range 2 994 9 823 25 31 52 N 94 05 06 E 25 531 N 94 085 E 25 531 94 085 It is located between the inter state border of Nagaland and Manipur 5 6 8 Kerala Anamudi Anamalai Hills section of the Western Ghats 2 695 8 842 10 10 12 N 77 03 40 E 10 170 N 77 061 E 10 170 77 061 Anamudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and highest in India outside the Himalayas 7 9 Tamil Nadu Doddabetta Nilgiri Hills section of the Western Ghats 2 636 8 648 11 24 04 N 76 44 10 E 11 401 N 76 736 E 11 401 76 736 Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains It is located in Udagamandalam Nilgiri District 8 10 Mizoram Phawngpui Lushai Hills section of the Patkai Range 2 165 7 103 22 37 53 N 93 02 20 E 22 6315 N 93 0388 E 22 6315 93 0388 It is also known as Blue Mountain It is the highest mountain peak in the Mizo Hills 9 11 Meghalaya Shillong Peak Khasi Hills section of the Shillong Plateau 1 965 6 447 25 31 54 N 91 51 04 E 25 5316 N 91 8512 E 25 5316 91 8512 Shillong Peak is the highest peak in the Shillong Plateau 10 12 Assam Unnamed peak Cachar Hills section of the Karbi Anglong Plateau 1 960 6 430 25 19 17 N 93 27 10 E 25 32135 N 93 4529 E 25 32135 93 4529 Located in Dima Hasao District 11 13 Karnataka Mullayanagiri Sahyadri Hills section of the Western Ghats 1 925 6 317 13 23 28 N 75 43 16 E 13 391 N 75 721 E 13 391 75 721 It is located in Chikmagalur taluk Chikkamagaluru district 12 14 Rajasthan Guru Shikhar Aravalli Range 1 722 5 650 24 39 00 N 72 46 34 E 24 650 N 72 776 E 24 650 72 776 Guru Shikhar is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range 13 15 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 Arma Konda is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats 14 15 16 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 The Deomali is the second highest peak in the Eastern Ghats after Arma Konda 16 17 Maharashtra Kalsubai Sahyadri Hills section of the Western Ghats 1 646 5 400 19 36 01 N 73 42 40 E 19 6003 N 73 711 E 19 6003 73 711 17 18 Haryana Karoh Peak Morni Hills section of the Sivalik Hills 1 499 4 918 30 44 37 N 77 04 37 E 30 7437 N 77 0769 E 30 7437 77 0769 It is located in Panchkula district 18 19 Jharkhand Parasnath Chota Nagpur Plateau 1 382 4 482 23 57 48 N 86 07 44 E 23 9634 N 86 129 E 23 9634 86 129 Parasnath is the highest peak in the Chota Nagpur Plateau 19 20 Madhya Pradesh Dhupgarh Satpura Range 1 352 4 435 22 26 56 N 78 22 16 E 22 449 N 78 371 E 22 449 78 371 Dhupgarh is the highest peak in the Satpura Range 20 21 Chhattisgarh Unnamed peak Bailadila Range section of the Deccan Plateau 1 276 4 186 18 39 53 N 81 13 33 E 18 6646 N 81 2258 E 18 6646 81 2258 Located in Dantewada District The highest named peak in Chhattisgarh is Gaurlata in Samri pat Jashpur Balrampur district with the elevation of 1225 m 4019 ft 21 22 23 22 Gujarat Girnar Girnar Hills 1 145 3 756 21 31 41 N 70 31 38 E 21 5281 N 70 527199 E 21 5281 70 527199 Girnar is the highest peak in the Girnar Hills 24 23 Goa Sonsogor Western Ghats 1 022 3 353 15 31 24 N 74 16 46 E 15 5232 N 74 2795 E 15 5232 74 2795 25 24 Punjab Unnamed peak Naina Devi Range section of the Sivalik Hills 1 000 3 281 31 15 32 N 76 36 04 E 31 259 N 76 601 E 31 259 76 601 Located in Rupnagar District 26 25 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 27 26 Uttar Pradesh Amsot Peak Rajaji Range section of the Sivalik Hills 957 3 140 30 22 47 N 77 41 11 E 30 3798 N 77 6865 E 30 3798 77 6865 28 27 Tripura Betlingchhip Jampui Hills easternmost section of the Lushai Hills 930 3 051 23 48 35 N 92 15 39 E 23 809782 N 92 260971 E 23 809782 92 260971 29 28 Bihar Someshwar Fort Sivalik Hills 880 2 887 27 23 15 N 84 18 20 E 27 3876 N 84 3055 E 27 3876 84 3055 30 Union territories EditRank Union Territory Peak Range Region Height m Height ft Coordinates Source1 Ladakh Saltoro Kangri Saltoro Range section of the Karakoram 7 742 25 400 35 23 56 N 76 50 56 E 35 399 N 76 849 E 35 399 76 849 Saltoro Kangri lies along the Actual Ground Position Line between India and Pakistan on the Siachen Glacier The highest peak claimed by India as part of Ladakh is K2 which has the elevation of 8 611 m 28 251 ft K2 is located in the Pakistan administered territory of Gilgit Baltistan 31 32 33 2 Jammu and Kashmir Nun Peak Western Himalayas 7 135 23 409 33 58 51 N 76 01 14 E 33 9809 N 76 0205 E 33 9809 76 0205 34 3 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Saddle Peak North Andaman Island 732 2 402 13 09 31 N 93 00 21 E 13 1586 N 93 0058 E 13 1586 93 0058 35 4 Chandigarh Unnamed point near Khuda Ali Sher village Sivalik Hills 479 1 572 30 46 21 N 76 49 13 E 30 7724 N 76 8204 E 30 7724 76 8204 Located on a ridge along the border with Punjab citation needed 5 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Unnamed point near Bedpa village Western Ghats 465 1 526 20 04 49 N 73 12 21 E 20 0802 N 73 2057 E 20 0802 73 2057 Located on the border with Maharashtra citation needed 6 Delhi Deheri Delhi Ridge section of the Aravalli Range 315 1 033 28 24 39 N 77 12 13 E 28 4108 N 77 2037 E 28 4108 77 2037 Located near border with Haryana citation needed 7 Puducherry Unnamed point in Chalakara village Mahe West Coast hillocks 67 219 11 43 06 N 75 31 54 E 11 7183 N 75 5317 E 11 7183 75 5317 Located close to Kerala border citation needed 8 Lakshadweep Unnamed point Agatti Island 15 49Gallery Edit Kangchenjunga 8 586 m Nanda Devi 7 816 m Saltoro Kangri 7 742m Nun Kun 7 135 m Kangto 7 090 m Reo Purgyil 6 816 m Sandakphu 3 636 m Anamudi 2 695 m Gurushikhar Mount Abu 1 722 m Kalsubai 1 646 m See also EditList of hill stations in India List of mountains in India List of the tallest statues in India List of tallest buildings in India List of tallest structures in India Rameswaram TV Tower tallest Towers in India Tourism in IndiaReferences Edit Kangchenjunga Peakware Archived from the original on 2009 02 20 Retrieved 2008 12 27 Nanda Devi Peakware Saramati Peakbagger com Sandakphu Archived from the original on 2008 12 25 Hills Of Manipur Archived from the original on 2013 03 23 Manipur Tourism District Senapati Archived from the original on 2017 04 03 Retrieved 2014 10 14 Anai Mudi Peakbagger com A Beautiful Green Hills Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Phawngpui Mizoram Archived from the original on 2009 05 02 Retrieved 2008 12 27 The Rough Guide to India Rough Guides 1 October 2013 pp 963 ISBN 978 1 4093 4267 0 Assam Hills Birdlife International Ganesh Prabhu 2014 03 19 Udupi Chikmagalur A constituency that s beset by problems The Hindu Guru Shikhar Mount Abu Archived from the original on 2009 04 10 The Geography of India Sacred and Historic Places The britannica Quiqmaster Deomali Peak in Koraput Kalsubai Archived from the original on 2011 07 22 Retrieved 2008 12 27 Bijender K Punia 1994 Tourism Management Problems and Prospects APH Publishing pp 21 ISBN 978 81 7024 643 5 Parasnath Archived from the original on 2005 10 18 M S Kohli 2002 Mountains of India Tourism Adventure and Pilgrimage Indus Publishing p 39 ISBN 978 81 7387 135 1 छत त सगढ क सर व च च श खर ग रल ट पर 5 वर ष क एडव न क त National Mineral Development Corporation Dantewada district Chhattisgarh Archived from the original on 2017 03 01 Retrieved 2014 11 06 Bailadila Hills Dantewada district Chhattisgarh Background Information about the State of Gujarat Archived 2017 08 20 at the Wayback Machine dgfasli nic in The tiger in the tale The Times of India 2011 12 12 GAZETTEER RUPNAGAR Archived from the original on 2016 07 16 Retrieved 2014 09 25 Wikimapia Doli Gutta 965m Telangana Chhattisgarh border Possibly highest point in Telangana Highest Peaks in India Peakbagger Betalongchhip India Fort Someshwar West Champaran district Bihar Saltoro Kangri Pakistan India Peakbagger com Top 10 highest Himalaya mountain peaks in India Top 10 highest peaks of India Nun India Peakbagger com Saddle Peak Britannica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Indian states and union territories by highest point amp oldid 1125865223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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