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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
India. 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 Himalayas
with Nepal)

2 Ghent Kangri 7,401 Saltoro Karakoram Ladakh

Arunachal
3 Kangto 7,060 Assam Himalaya
Pradesh

Mountain Ranges:

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

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.
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Mountain Summits
Rank
Mountain Height (m) Range State
(Indian)

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

2 Nanda Devi 7,816 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

3 Kamet 7,756 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

4 Saltoro Kangri / 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 Kangchenjunga Himalaya Sikkim

12 K12 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 Hardeol 7,161 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

24 Chaukhamba I / Badrinath Peak 7,138 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

25 Nun-Kun 7,135 Zanskar Himalaya Ladakh

26 Pauhunri 7,128 Sikkim Himalaya Sikkim

27 Pathibhara / The Pyramid 7,123 Kangchenjunga Himalaya Sikkim

28 Trisul I 7,120 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

29 Satopanth 7,075[1] Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

30 Tirsuli 7,074 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

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

32 Dunagiri 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 Rishi Pahar 6,992 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

41 Thalay Sagar 6,984 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

42 Mount Lakshmi 6,983 Rimo Karakoram Ladakh

43 Kedarnath Main 6,968 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

44 Langpo 6,965[7] Sikkim Himalaya Sikkim

Saraswati 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 Kalanka 6,931 Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand

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

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

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

Major Mountain Ranges:

1. Agasthyamalai Hills- The Pothigai Hills, also known as the Shiva 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 Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

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

3. Aravalli Range - 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 Deccan Plateau about 200
km west of the Eastern Ghats. 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 Chhattisgarh,
India.

5. Cardamom Hills - The Cardamom Hills or Yela Mala are mountain range of southern India
and part of the southern Western Ghats 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 coffee.

6. Dhauladhar - The Dhauladhar range is part of a lesser Himalayan chain of mountains. It rises
from the Indian plains 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 Odisha through Andhra Pradesh to
Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka and in the Wayanad district of
Kerala. They are eroded and cut through by four major rivers of peninsular India, viz.
Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri.
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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 Utkal Plains in the
Chotanagpur region of Jharkhand and the Chhattisgarh Plains.

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

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

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

12. Khasi & Jaintia Hills - The Khasi and Jaintia Hills 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,
Pakistan and China, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and
Tajikistan.

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

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

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

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

18. Palani Hills - The Palani Hills are a mountain range in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in
South India. 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 Himachal Pradesh and
Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir
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21. Purvanchal Range - The Purvanchal Mountains cover the states of Assam, Arunachal
Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, 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, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

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

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

25. Vindhya Range - The Vindhya Range (also known as Vindhyachal) (pronounced [ʋɪnd̪ ʱjə]) 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 union territory of Ladakh that
separates Zanskar from Ladakh. Geologically, the Zanskar Range is part of the Tethys
Himalaya.
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