List of Hill Ranges in India and their Location-Static GK Topic

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List of Hill Ranges in India and their Location

Hill Ranges:

Hill Range States
Eastern Ghats Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal
Western Ghats Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra
Nilgiri Hills Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
Aravallis Gujarat, Rajasthan , Haryana
Cardamom Hills Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Anaimalai Hills Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Palani Hills Tamil Nadu
Vindhyas Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Satpura Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Karakoram Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir
PirPanjal Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir
Garo Hills Meghalaya
KhasiHills Meghalaya
Jaintia Hills Meghalaya
Seshachalam Hills Andhra Pradesh
Nallamala Hills Andhra Pradesh

Highest Peaks:

Highest Peak Height ( m ) States
Kanchendzonga 8586 Sikkim
Nanda Devi 7817 Uttarakhand
SaltoroKangri 7742 Jammu and Kashmir
Kangto 7090 Arunachal Pradesh
Reo Purgyil 6816 Himachal Pradesh
Saramati 3841 Nagaland
Sandakphu 3636 West Bengal
Khayang 3114 Manipur
Anamudi 2695 Kerala
DoddaBetta 2636 Tamil Nadu

Important Passes:

Name of the Pass Location Connects
Shipki La Himachal Pradesh Simla with Tibet
Nathula Sikkim Sikkim and Tibet
Rohtang Pass Himachal Pradesh Manali and Lahul
BhorGhat Maharashtra Mumbai and Pune
ThalGhat Maharashtra Nasik and Mumbai
Pal Ghat Tamil Nadu Kerala with Tamil Nadu

Mountain Ranges:

Major Himalayan Mountain Ranges are:

PirPanjal Range

  • Located in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir
  • PirPanjal is the largest range of the lower Himalayas.
  • Important passes in this range- PirPanjal pass, Banihal pass

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.

Others:

Highest mountain in India Kanchenjunga
The Highest peak in Aravallis Guru Sikhar
Oldest Mountain range in India Aravallis
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

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