List of Highest Himalaya Mountain Peaks in India – Static GK

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List of Highest Himalaya Mountain Peaks in India
List of Highest Himalaya Mountain Peaks in India

List of Highest Himalaya Mountain Peaks in India 

List of the ten highest mountain peaks in India:

Top 10 Highest Peaks in India
Mountain Peak Height Description
K2 8611 metres
  • The highest peak in Indian subcontinent lies between Baltistan and Xinjiang
  • It is the highest peak in the Karakoram
Kangchenjunga 8586 metres
  • The third highest summit in the World
  • Also known as the ‘five treasures of snow’
  • Lies in Himalayan Mountain Range
Nanda Devi 7816 metres
  • Ranked the 23rd highest peak across the world.
  • The Nanda Devi National Prak, located in vicinity to the peak, consists of the best high altitude flora and fauna.
  • This is the highest peak located entirely within India
  • It is a part of Himalayan mountain ranges (Garhwal)
Kamet 7756 metres
  • It is located near the Tibetan Plateau
  • It is located in the Garhwal region
Santoro Kangri 7742 metres
  • It is located near the Siachen Glacier, one of the longest glaciers in the world
  • The Santoro Kangri is ranked the 31st highest independent peak in the world
  • It lies in Santoro range (a part of Karakoram range)
Saser Kangri 7672 metres
  • Located in Jammu and Kashmir, it is a group of five majestic mountain peaks
  • This mountain peak is the 35th highest mountain peak in the world
  • It lies in Saser Muztagh range (an easternmost subrange of Karakoram Range.)
Mamostrong Kangri 7516 metres
  • It is located near a remote area of Siachen Glacier
  • It is the 48th independent peak in India
  • Highest peak of Rimo Muztagh range (a subrange of Karakoram range)
Rimo 7385 metres
  • The Rimo is a part of the Great Karakoram ranges.
  • It is the 71st highest peak in the world.
Hardeol 7151 metres
  • This peak is also known as the ‘Temple of God’
  • It is one of the oldest summits in the Kumaon Himalaya
Chaukamba 7138 metres
  • It is located in the Garhwal district of Uttrakhand.
  • It is a part of the Gangotri Group of ranges which includes a total of four peaks
Trisul 7120 metres
  • The name of this mountain peak is taken from the weapon of Lord Shiva.
  • It is one of three mountain peaks located in the Kumaon Himalaya in Uttrakhand.

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List of Mountains in India with States

Apart from the list of the ten highest peaks in India, there are other major mountain peaks in India. The table below gives the list of mountain ranges in India along with the state in which it is located and its height

List of Mountain Peaks in India- Statewise
Peak Range/Region State Height 
Arma Konda Eastern Ghats Andhra Pradesh 1680 m
Kangto Eastern Himalaya Arunachal Pradesh 7060 m
Someshwar Fort West Champaran District Bihar 880 m
Bailadila Range Dantewada District Chhattisgarh 1276 m
Sosogad Western Ghats Goa 1022 m
Girnar Junagadh District Gujarat 1010 m
Karoh Peak Morni Hills Haryana 1467 m
Reo Purgyil Western Himalaya Himachal Pradesh 6816 m
K2 Karakoram Jammu and Kashmir 8611 m
Parasnath Parasnath Hills Jharkhand 1370 m
Mullayanagiri Western Ghats Karnataka 1930 m
Anamudi Western Ghats Kerala 2695 m
Dhupgarh Satpura Madhya Pradesh 1350 m
Kalsubai Western Ghats Maharashtra 1646 m
Mount Iso Senapati District Manipur 2994 m
Shillong Peak Khasi Hills Meghalaya 1965 m
Phawngpui Saiha District Mizoram 2157 m
Mount Saramati Naga Hills Nagaland 3840 m
Deomali Eastern Ghats Odisha 1672 m
Unnamed point on the Naina Devi Rupnagar District Punjab 1000 m
Guru Shikhar Aravali Rajasthan 1722 m
Kanchenjunga Eastern Himalaya Sikkim 8586 m
Doddabetta Nilgiri Hills Tamil Nadu 2637 m
Laxmidevipalli Deccan Plateau Telangana 670 m
Betalongchhip Jampui Hills Tripura 930 m
Amsot Peak Shivalik Hills Uttar Pradesh 945 m
Nanda Devi Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand 7816 m
Sandakphu Eastern Himalaya West Bengal 3636 m

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