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Highest/Major Mountain Peaks in India & the World
Most of the world's highest mountains are located in the Himalayan mountain range, near the autonomous region of Tibet.
Mount Everest's peak is the highest altitude above mean sea level at 8,848 meters.
Here is a list of five highest Mountain Peaks of the World:
1) Everest (Nepal/Tibet)
2) K2-Godwin Austen (India/China)
3) Kanchenjunga (India/Nepal)
4) Lhotse I (Nepal/Tibet)
5) Makalu I (Nepal/Tibet)
Mount K2, located in Jammu and Kashmir and also known as Godwin-Austen, is the highest peak of India. Here is a list of five highest Mountain Peaks of India:
1) K2-Godwin Austen (Karakoram)
2) Kanchenjunga (Sikkim)
3) Nanda Devi (Uttarakhand)
4) Kamet (Uttarakhand)
5) Saltoro Kangri (Ladakh)
Himalayan Peaks (West to East): K2, Kamet, Nanda Devi, Gurla Mandhata, Kailash, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Mansalu, Ganesh, Gurushikhar, Cho Oyu, Everest, Makalu, Kanchenjunga, Namcha Barwa.
Major Peaks/Hills in India
The following table lists major Mountain Peaks in India including peak name, region and state.| Peak | Range/Region | State |
|---|---|---|
| Arma Konda | Eastern Ghats | Andhra Pradesh |
| Kangto | Eastern Himalaya | Highest peak of "Arunachal Pradesh" |
| Someshwar (सोमेश्वर) Fort | West Champaran District | Bihar |
| K2 | Karakoram Range | Ladakh |
| Bailadila (बैलाडीला) Range | Dantewada District | Chhattisgarh |
| Sonsogor (सोनसोगोर) | Western Ghats | Goa |
| Girnar | Junagadh District | Gujarat |
| Karoh (करोह) Peak | Morni Hills | Haryana |
| Reo Purgyil (रेओ पुरग्यिल) | Western Himalaya | Himachal Pradesh |
| Parasnath (पारसनाथ) | Parasnath Hills | Highest peak of "Jharkhand" |
| Tiger Hills | - | Highest peak of "West Bengal" |
| Mullayanagiri | Western Ghats | Karnataka |
| Anamudi | Western Ghats | Kerala |
| Dhupgarh | Highest peak of "Satpura" | Madhya Pradesh |
| Dewodi Munda | Highest peak of "Eastern Ghat" | Odisha |
| Kalsubai | Western Ghats | Highest peak of "Maharashtra" |
| Blue Mountain | - | Highest peak of "Mizoram" |
| Sarkala | Gir Hills | Highest peak of "Gujarat" |
| Mount Iso | Senapati District | Nagaland and Manipur |
| Shillong Peak | Khasi Hills | Meghalaya |
| Phawngpui (फौंगपुई ) | Saiha District | Mizoram |
| Mount Saramati | Naga Hills | Highest peak of "Nagaland" |
| Deomali | Eastern Ghats | Odisha |
| Mount Abu | Aravalli Hills | Rajasthan |
| Kodaikanal (कोडैकनाल) | Palani Hills, Western Ghats | Tamil Nadu |
| Guru Shikhar | Highest peak of "Aravalli Range" | Rajasthan |
| Anaimudi | Highest peak of "Western Ghats" | Annamalai Hills, Kerala |
| Doda Betta | Highest peak of "Nilgiri" | Tamilnadu & Kerala |
| Kanchenjunga | Eastern Himalaya | Sikkim/Nepal |
| Doddabetta (दोड्डबेट्ट) | Nilgiri Hills | Tamil Nadu |
| Doli Gutta | Deccan Plateau | Telangana and Chhattisgarh |
| Saddle Peak | Highest peak of "Andaman and Nicobar" | Andaman and Nicobar |
| Betalongchhip | Jampui Hills | Tripura |
| Amsot Peak (अमसोट शिखर) | Shivalik Hills | Uttar Pradesh |
| Nanda Devi | Garhwal Himalaya | Highest peak of "Uttarakhand" |
| Sandakphu (संदकफू) | Eastern Himalaya | West Bengal |
| Bateshwar Hill | Bhagalpur district | Bihar |
| Bilari Range | - | Karnataka |
| Chin Range | Patkai Range | Manipur |
| Dhoshi Hill | Aravali Range | Haryana |