List of Indian states and territories by highest point

This is the alphabetical list of the highest points of the Indian states and territories.

States

State Peak Range/Region Height Coordinates Source
Andhra Pradesh Arma Konda Eastern Ghats 1680 m
5,512 ft		 18°13′41″N 82°43′23″E / 18.228°N 82.723°E / 18.228; 82.723 [1][2]
Arunachal Pradesh Kangto Eastern Himalaya 7060 m
23,160 ft

27°30′54″N 92°18′54″E / 27.515°N 92.315°E / 27.515; 92.315
Assam Kamakhya Dewi Peak near Laike Dima Hasao District 1960 m
6,430 ft		 25°19′17″N 93°27′10″E / 25.32135°N 93.4529°E / 25.32135; 93.4529 [3]
Bihar Fort Someshwar Sivalik Hills 880 m
2,887 ft		 27°23′15″N 84°18′20″E / 27.3876°N 84.3055°E / 27.3876; 84.3055 [4]
Chhattisgarh Gaurilata peak Bailadila Range 1276 m
4,186 ft		 18°39′53″N 81°13′33″E / 18.6646°N 81.2258°E / 18.6646; 81.2258 [5][6] The highest named peak is Gaurlata (1225 m).[7]
Goa Sonsogor Western Ghats 1022 m
3,353 ft		 15°31′24″N 74°16′46″E / 15.5232°N 74.2795°E / 15.5232; 74.2795 [8]
Gujarat Mount Girnar Girnar hills 1145 m
3,756 ft		 21°31′41″N 70°31′38″E / 21.5281°N 70.527199°E / 21.5281; 70.527199 [9]
Haryana Karoh Peak Morni Hills section of Sivalik Hills 1499 m
4,918 ft		 30°44′37″N 77°04′37″E / 30.7437°N 77.0769°E / 30.7437; 77.0769 [10]
Himachal Pradesh Shilla (shared with Tibet) Kinnaur section of the Western Himalayas 7025 m
23,047 ft		 31°53′02″N 78°44′06″E / 31.884°N 78.735°E / 31.884; 78.735 [11] Reo Purgyil lies on the Himachal Pradesh-Tibet border.
Jammu and Kashmir Saltoro Kangri Karakoram Range 7742 m
25,400 ft		 35°23′56″N 76°50′56″E / 35.399°N 76.849°E / 35.399; 76.849 [12][13][14] Saltoro Kangri lies along the AGPL in the Siachen area.
Jharkhand Parasnath Parasnath Hills 1382 m
4,482 ft		 23°57′48″N 86°07′44″E / 23.9634°N 86.129°E / 23.9634; 86.129 [15]
Karnataka Mullayanagiri Sahyadri hills section of the Western Ghats 1925 m
6,317 ft		 13°23′28″N 75°43′16″E / 13.391°N 75.721°E / 13.391; 75.721 [16]
Kerala Anamudi Anamalai Hills section of the Western Ghats 2695 m
8,842 ft		 10°10′12″N 77°03′40″E / 10.170°N 77.061°E / 10.170; 77.061 [17] It is highest peak in the Western Ghats.
Madhya Pradesh Dhupgarh Satpura Range 1352 m
4,435 ft		 22°26′56″N 78°22′16″E / 22.449°N 78.371°E / 22.449; 78.371 [18]
Maharashtra Kalsubai Sahyadri hills section of Western Ghats 1646 m
5,400 ft		 19°36′01″N 73°42′40″E / 19.6003°N 73.711°E / 19.6003; 73.711 [19]
Manipur Mount Iso (also known as Tenipu) Purvanchal Range 2994 m
9,823 ft		 25°31′52″N 94°05′06″E / 25.531°N 94.085°E / 25.531; 94.085 [20][21]
Meghalaya Shillong Peak Khasi Hills 1965 m
6,447 ft		 25°31′54″N 91°51′04″E / 25.5316°N 91.8512°E / 25.5316; 91.8512 [22]
Mizoram Phawngpui Lushai Hills 2165 m
7,103 ft		 22°37′53″N 93°02′20″E / 22.6315°N 93.0388°E / 22.6315; 93.0388 [23]
Nagaland Mount Saramati (Shared with Myanmar) Naga Hills 3841 m
12,602 ft		 25°44′31″N 95°01′59″E / 25.742°N 95.033°E / 25.742; 95.033 [24] Mount Saramati lies on the Nagaland-Myanmar border, is the highest peak in India outside Himalayas.
Odisha Deomali Eastern Ghats 1672 m
5,486 ft		 18°40′30″N 82°58′55″E / 18.675°N 82.982°E / 18.675; 82.982 [25]
Punjab Unnamed peak on the Naina Devi range Sivalik Hills 1000 m
3,281 ft		 31°15′32″N 76°36′04″E / 31.259°N 76.601°E / 31.259; 76.601 [26]
Rajasthan Guru Shikhar Aravalli Range | 1722 m
5,650 ft		 24°39′00″N 72°46′34″E / 24.650°N 72.776°E / 24.650; 72.776 [27]
Sikkim Kangchenjunga (shared with Nepal) Eastern Himalaya 8586 m
28,169 ft		 27°42′11″N 88°08′53″E / 27.703°N 88.148°E / 27.703; 88.148 [28] Kangchenjunga lies on the Sikkim-Nepal border.
Tamil Nadu Doddabetta Nilgiri Hills section of the Western Ghats 2636 m
8,648 ft		 11°24′04″N 76°44′10″E / 11.401°N 76.736°E / 11.401; 76.736 [29]
Telangana Doli Gutta Deccan Plateau 965 m
3,166 ft		 18°20′31″N 80°44′29″E / 18.34194°N 80.74139°E / 18.34194; 80.74139 [30]
Tripura Betlingchhip Jampui Hills section of the Purvanchal Range 930 m
3,051 ft		 23°48′35″N 92°15′39″E / 23.809782°N 92.260971°E / 23.809782; 92.260971 [31]
Uttar Pradesh Amsot Peak Sivalik Hills 957 m
3,140 ft		 30°22′47″N 77°41′11″E / 30.3798°N 77.6865°E / 30.3798; 77.6865 [32]
Uttarakhand Nanda Devi Garhwal Himalaya section of the Western Himalayas 7816 m
25,646 ft		 30°22′34″N 79°58′12″E / 30.376°N 79.970°E / 30.376; 79.970 [33]
West Bengal Sandakphu (shared with Nepal) Eastern Himalayas 3636 m
11,929 ft		 27°06′22″N 88°00′07″E / 27.106°N 88.002°E / 27.106; 88.002 [34] Sandakphu lies on the West Bengal-Nepal border.

Union Territories

State Peak Range/Region Height (m) Height (ft) Coordinates Source
Andaman & Nicobar Islands Saddle Peak North Andaman Island 732 2,402 13°09′31″N 93°00′21″E / 13.1586°N 93.0058°E / 13.1586; 93.0058 [35]
Chandigarh Unnamed point Capital Area 383 1,257
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Unnamed point Khanvel 424 1391
Daman and Diu Unnamed point Diu 30 98
Delhi Unnamed point Tughlaqabad 319 1,047
Lakshadweep Unnamed point Agatti Island 15 49
Puducherry Les Montagnes Rouges Red Hills 30 98

References

  1. ↑ The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places
  2. ↑ The britannica Quiqmaster
  3. ↑ "Assam Hills". Birdlife International.
  4. ↑ Fort Someshwar, West Champaran district, Bihar
  5. ↑ Bailadila Hills, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh
  6. ↑ National Mineral Development Corporation, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh
  7. ↑ छत्‍तीसगढ़ के सर्वोच्च शिखर गौरलाटा पर 5 वर्ष की एडविना कांत
  8. ↑ "The tiger in the tale". The Times of India. 2011-12-12.
  9. ↑ Background Information about the State of Gujarat, dgfasli.nic.in
  10. ↑ Bijender K Punia (1994). Tourism Management: Problems and Prospects. APH Publishing. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-81-7024-643-5.
  11. ↑ "Famous peaks in Himachal Pradesh".
  12. ↑ "Saltoro Kangri, Pakistan/India". Peakbagger.com.
  13. ↑ "Top 10 highest Himalaya mountain peaks in India".
  14. ↑ "Top 10 highest peaks of India".
  15. ↑ "Parasnath". Archived from the original on 2005-10-18.
  16. ↑ Ganesh Prabhu (2014-03-19). "Udupi-Chikmagalur: A constituency that's beset by problems". The Hindu.
  17. ↑ "Anai Mudi". Peakbagger.com.
  18. ↑ M.S. Kohli (2002). Mountains of India: Tourism, Adventure and Pilgrimage. Indus Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-81-7387-135-1.
  19. ↑ "Kalsubai".
  20. ↑ "Hills Of Manipur". Archived from the original on 2013-03-23.
  21. ↑ "Manipur Tourism District:Senapati".
  22. ↑ The Rough Guide to India. Rough Guides. 1 October 2013. pp. 963–. ISBN 978-1-4093-4267-0.
  23. ↑ "Phawngpui, Mizoram".
  24. ↑ "Saramati". Peakbagger.com.
  25. ↑ "Deomali Peak in Koraput".
  26. ↑ "GAZETTEER RUPNAGAR".
  27. ↑ "Guru Shikhar, Mount Abu". Archived from the original on 2009-04-10.
  28. ↑ "Kangchenjunga - Peakware".
  29. ↑ "A Beautiful Green Hills". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
  30. ↑ "Wikimapia - Doli Gutta (965m) - Telangana Chhattisgarh border. Possibly highest point in Telangana".
  31. ↑ "Peakbagger - Betalongchhip, India".
  32. ↑ Mahesh Chandra Porwal (1997). Remote Sensing Analysis of Environmental Resources for Planning and Development. APH Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7024-808-8. The northwestern portion has the greatest elevation having highest point at Amsot peak (957 m)
  33. ↑ "Nanda Devi - Peakware".
  34. ↑ "Sandakphu". Archived from the original on 2008-12-25.
  35. ↑ "Saddle Peak -- Britannica".
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