Bailadila Range
Bailadila anish वशिष्टRange | |
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Location of the Bailadila Range in Chhattisgarh | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Unnamed hill (Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India) |
Elevation | 1,276 m (4,186 ft) |
Listing | List of Indian states and territories by highest point |
Dimensions | |
Length | 70 km (43 mi) SW-NE |
Width | 25 km (16 mi) NW-SE |
Geography | |
Country | India |
State | Chhattisgarh |
Range coordinates | 18°42′00″N 81°13′10″E / 18.70000°N 81.21944°ECoordinates: 18°42′00″N 81°13′10″E / 18.70000°N 81.21944°E |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
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 looks like hump of an ox . It is located near Kirandul town in the Dantewada district of southern Chhattisgarh, India.[1]
Highest point in Chhattisgarh
The range is located in the northeastern area of the Deccan Plateau. It extends in a roughly SW - NE direction for a length of about 70 km south of the Indravati River.[2] Rising to a height of 1,276 m, one of the hills of the Bailadila Range is the highest point in the state of Chhattisgarh.
The hills are located at a distance of about 40 km south west of Dantewada, the district headquarters in the state.[3] Formerly the Bailadila slopes were thickly wooded, but the range has been a mining area producing very high grade iron ore and the mineral extraction has left many areas of the mountains scarred.[4]