Whoever has heard about India, whether he or she is a resident of the country or lives abroad, knows the subcontinent for its diversity, not only culturally and lingual but also in terms of natural terrain, including valleys, mountains, rivers, flora, and fauna. Our country is also home to the mighty Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world, which has some of the highest peaks as well. Mountains, a storehouse of natural resources, occupy about 26.5% of the global land surface, and support more than 50% of the world’s population. It is estimated that over 80% of the planet’s freshwater comes from the mountains and about one-third of the global. terrestrial biodiversity is found in mountainous ecosystems.
| Top 10 Highest Peaks in India | ||
| Mountain Peak | Height (in meters) | Main Points |
| K2 (Godwin-Austen) | 8611 |
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| Kangchenjunga | 8586 |
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| Nanda Devi | 7816 |
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| Kamet | 7756 |
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| Santoro Kangri | 7742 |
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| Saser Kangri | 7672 |
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| Mamostrong Kangri | 7516 |
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| Rimo | 7385 |
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| Hardeol | 7151 |
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| Chaukamba | 7138 |
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| Trisul | 7120 |
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List of Highest Mountain Peaks State-wise
| State | Peak | Range/Region | Height (m) | Height (ft) |
| Andhra Pradesh | Arma Konda | Eastern Ghats | 1,680 | 5,512 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Kangto (shared with Tibet)( Kangto lies on the Arunachal Pradesh-Tibet borde) | Eastern Himalaya | 7,090 | 23,261 |
| Assam | Unnamed peak near Laike | Dima Hasao District | 1,960 | 6,430 |
| Bihar | Someshwar Fort | West Champaran District | 880 | 2,887 |
| Chhattisgarh | Bailadila Range(The highest named peak is Gaurlata (1225 m) | Dantewada District | 1,276 | 4,186 |
| Goa | Sosogad | Western Ghats | 1,022 | 3,353 |
| Gujarat | Girnar | Junagadh District | 1,145 | 3,756 |
| Haryana | Karoh Peak | Morni Hills | 1,499 | 4,918 |
| Himachal Pradesh | ReoPurgyil (shared withTibet)( ReoPurgyil lies on the Himachal Pradesh-Tibet border) | Western Himalaya | 6,816 | 22,363 |
| Jammu and Kashmir(claimed) | K2 (K2 lies in Pakistan Administered Kashmir, which is claimed by India as part of Jammu and Kashmir.) | Karakoram | 8,611 | 28,251 |
| Jammu and Kashmir(administered) | Saltoro Kangri (Saltoro Kangri lies along the AGPL in the Siachen area.) | Karakoram | 7,742 | 25,400 |
| Jharkhand | Parasnath | Parasnath Hills | 1,366 | 4,482 |
| Karnataka | Mullayanagiri | Western Ghats | 1,925 | 6,317 |
| Kerala | Anamudi | Western Ghats | 2,695 | 8,842 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Dhupgarh | Satpura | 1,350 | 4,429 |
| Maharashtra | Kalsubai | Western Ghats | 1,646 | 5,400 |
| Manipur | Mount Iso (Tenipu) | Senapati District | 2,994 | 9,823 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong Peak | Khasi Hills | 1,965 | 6,447 |
| Mizoram | Phawngpui | Saiha District | 2,165 | 7,103 |
| Nagaland | Mount Saramati (Shared withMyanmar) (MountSaramati lies on the Nagaland-Myanmar border.) | Naga Hills | 3,841 | 12,602 |
| Odisha | Deomali | Eastern Ghats | 1,672 | 5,486 |
| Punjab | Unnamed point on the NainaDevi range | Rupnagar District | 1,000 | 3,281 |
| Rajasthan | Guru Shikhar | Aravali | 1,722 | 5,650 |
| Sikkim | Kangchenjunga (Shared withNepal) (Kangchenjunga lies on the Sikkim-Nepal border) | Eastern Himalaya | 8,598 | 28,208 |
| Tamil Nadu | Doddabetta | Nilgiri Hills | 2,636 | 8,648 |
| Telangana | Laxmidevipalli | Deccan Plateau | 670 | 2,198 |
| Tripura | Betalongchhip | Jampui Hills | 1,097 | 3,600 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Amsot Peak | Shivalik Hills | 957 | 3,140 |
| Uttarakhand | Nanda Devi | Garhwal Himalaya | 7,816 | 25,646 |
| West Bengal | Sandakphu (Shared with Nepal) (Sandakphu lies on the West Bengal-Nepal border) | Eastern Himalaya | 3,636 | 11,929 |
List of Mountain Peak in the India
Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga, also spelled Kanchenjunga, is the third highest mountain in the world. It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal delimited in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak Chu and Jongsang La, and in the east by the Teesta River
Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country. It is the 23rd-highest peak in the world. Nanda Devi was considered the highest mountain in the world before computations in 1808 proved Dhaulagiri to be higher
Kamet
Kamet is the second highest mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India, after Nanda Devi. It lies in the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand. Its appearance resembles a giant pyramid topped by a flat summit area with two peaks.
Anamudi
Anamudi is a mountain located in Ernakulam district and Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and in South India, at an elevation of 2,695 metres and a topographic prominence of 2,479 metres.
Doddabetta
Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains at 2,637 metres. There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is 9 km from Ooty, on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a popular tourist attraction with road access to the summit.
Trisul
Trisul is a group of three Himalayan mountain peaks of western Kumaun, Uttarakhand, with the highest reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a trident – in Hindi/Sanskrit, Trishula, trident, is the weapon of Shiva.
Hardeol
Hardeol or ‘Temple of God’ is one of the major peaks of the Kumaon Himalaya. It is the highest peak on the northern side of the ring of peaks guarding the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, and lies at the northeast corner of this ring.
Chaukhamba
Chaukhamba is a mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya. Its main summit, Chaukhamba I, is the highest peak in the group. It lies at the head of the Gangotri Glacier and forms the eastern anchor of the group.
Kalsubai
Kalsubai is a mountain in the Western Ghats, located in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Its summit, situated at an elevation of 1,646 metres, is the highest point in Maharashtra. The mountain range lies within the Kalsubai Harishchandragad Wildlife Sanctuary.
Jongsong Peak
Jongsong Peak is a mountain in the Janak section of the Himalayas. At 7,462 metres it is the 57th highest peak in the world, although it is dominated by 3rd highest, Kangchenjunga, 20 km to the south. Jongsong’s summit is on tripoint of India, Nepal and China.
Saramati Peak
Saramati is a peak rising above the surrounding peaks at the mountainous border of Nagaland state, India and the Naga Self-Administered Zone, in Myanmar, Sagaing Region. It is located near Thanamir Village in the Kiphire district of Nagaland, India.
Deomali
Deomali, is a mountain peak in the Chandragiri-Pottangi subrange of the Eastern Ghats. It is located near Koraput town in the Koraput district of Odisha, India
Mullayanagiri
Mullayyanagiri is the highest peak in Karnataka, India. Mullayyanagiri is located in the Chandra Dhrona Hill Ranges of the Western Ghats of Chikkamagaluru Taluk. With a height of 1,925 metres, it is the highest peak in Karnataka and also the highest peak in the Krishna River basin
Mamostong Kangri
Mamostong Kangri or Mamostang Kangri, surveyed as K35, is the highest peak in the remote Rimo Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range in Ladakh union territory of India, near its border with China. It is located about 30 km east-southeast of the snout of the Siachen Glacier.
Dhupgarh
Mount Dhupgarh or Dhoopgarh is the highest point in the Mahadeo Hills, Madhya Pradesh, India. Located in Pachmarhi in Hoshangabad district, it has an elevation of 1,352 metres. The top of the hill is a popular area to watch sunsets. Pachmarhi Hill station is located close to the peak
Kangto
Kangto at 7,060 metres is a mountain of the Eastern Himalayas located in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and it shares its border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is the highest point in Arunachal Pradesh
Kabru
Kabru is a mountain in the Himalayas on the border of eastern Nepal and India. It is part of a ridge that extends south from Kangchenjunga and is the southernmost 7,000 metres peak in the world.
Kirat Chuli
Kirat Chuli or Tent Peak is a mountain in the Himalayas. It lies on the border between Nepal and India. The first ascent to the summit was made by Ernst Grob, Herbert Paidar, and Ludwig Schmaderer in 1939.
Dunagiri (mountain)
Dunagiri is one of the high peaks of the Chamoli District Himalayas in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. It lies at the northwest corner of the Sanctuary Wall, A ring of peaks surrounding Nanda Devi and enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary
Mana Peak
Mana Peak is a mountain in India, and the 5th highest located entirely within the Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this category
Kedarnath (mountain)
Kedarnath and Kedarnath Dome are two mountains in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand state, India.
FAQs on India’s Highest Peak
Q: Which mountain is highest in India?
Ans: Kanchenjunga:
Q: Is K2 highest peak of India?
Ans: Kanchenjunga is the highest mountain peak in India and ranked 3rd highest peak in the world with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft).
Q: What are the 7 major mountains in India?
Ans:
- The Himalaya Range. …
- Karakoram and Pir Panjal Range. …
- Eastern Mountain Range or The Purvanchal Range. …
- The Satpura and Vindhaya Range. …
- The Aravalli Range. …
- The Western Ghats. …
- The Eastern Ghats.
Q: Which is the second highest mountain in India?
Ans: Nanda Devi peak lies in the Chamoli Garhwal District of Uttarakhand and is the second highest peak in India
Q: Which is highest peak in world?
Ans: Mount Everest, located in Nepal and Tibet, is usually said to be the highest mountain on Earth. Reaching 29,029 feet at its summit, Everest is indeed the highest point above global mean sea level—the average level for the ocean surface from which elevations are measured
Q: Which is the second highest peak in the Himalayas?
Ans: K2
Q: Which is the smallest mountain in India?
Ans: Overlooking the Vale of Kashmir, Haramukh rises to 16,872 feet (5,143 metres) and is located some 22 miles (35 km) north of Srinagar.
Ans: Initially it had the uninspiring name of Peak XXV. First climbed in 1953 by Tenzing and Hillary, it lies in the Khumbu Himal range. K2 is called so because it was the second peak in the Karakoram Range of the Himalayas to be measured.
Ans: Kanchenjunga, also spelled Kangchenjunga or Kinchinjunga, Nepali Kumbhkaran Lungur, world’s third highest mountain, with an elevation of 28,169 feet (8,586 metres).