Lists of Mountains in India 2024 and Highest Mountain Peaks

India’s mountains play a very important role in shaping the country’s environment. Tourists are attracted to these beautiful mountains, known as the abodes of the Gods, for their clean air, religious significance, and thrilling adventure sports. They offer a refreshing air from the intense heat that covers most of India between April and May.

India is home to some of the world’s tallest and most majestic mountain ranges with stunning landscapes and diverse ecosystems. The altitudes and ranges support a wide variety of plants and wildlife. At the base of the Himalayan Mountain Ranges, you can find tropical and subtropical forests.

The snow-covered mountains in Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir are amazing to see. Mountain ranges like the Nilgiri, Shivalik, Vindhya, Satpura, Western Ghats, Himalaya, Aravalli, and Eastern Ghats keep the environment beautiful and balanced. These mountains are popular tourist spots with thick forests full of different plants and animals.

Highest Mountain Ranges in India

1. Kangchenjunga Peak

India’s highest mountain peak is called Kanchenjunga. The mountain is the third tallest in the world. It is tall has a height of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). Kanchenjunga’s name translates to “The Five Treasures of Snows” (namely gold, silver, gems, grain, and holy books). Positioned on the line separating India and Nepal.

2. Nanda Devi Peak

Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain peak in India. It has the highest elevation in Uttarakhand located in the Garhwal Himalayas. Nanda Devi is the 23rd-highest peak in the world. Before 1808, Nanda Devi was thought to be the highest mountain in the world until it was found that Dhaulagiri is higher. It was also the highest mountain in India until 1975, when Sikkim became a part of India. Nanda Devi is located in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, between the Rishiganga valley to the west and the Goriganga valley to the east.

3. Kamet Peak

Kamet Peak is the third-highest peak in India. It is the highest peak in the Zaskar Mountain Range in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli District. After Nanda Devi, Kamet is the second tallest peak in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. From a distance, it looks like a giant pyramid with a flat top and two peaks. Kamet is surrounded by the Paschim Kamet glacier to the west, the Purbi Kamet glacier to the east, and the Raikana glacier system.

4. Saltoro Kangri Peak

Saltoro Kangri Peak is the fourth-highest peak in India. It is the tallest mountain in the Saltoro Mountain Range, which is part of the Karakoram subrange in the greater Himalayan Mountains. The Siachen Glacier, one of the world’s longest glaciers, is located in Saltoro. Saltoro Kangri is the 31st-highest independent mountain peak in the world.

5. Saser Kangri Peak

Saser Kangri is the 35th-highest mountain in the world and the fifth-highest peak in India. It is part of the Saser Muztagh range in Jammu and Kashmir and consists of five impressive summits. Saser Kangri is also a subrange of the Karakoram Range, located on its southeastern side.

6. Mamostong Kangri Peak

Mamostong Kangri is the 48th independently highest peak in the world and the sixth highest peak in India. It is the tallest peak in the Rimo Mustagh subrange of the Great Karakoram Mountains. It lies close to the Siachen Glacier and stands at a lofty height of 7,516 m (24,659 ft).

7. Rimo Peak

The Rimo, which graces the northern side of Rimo Muztagh is again a part of the great Karakoram ranges. The Rimo mountain series comprises four peaks, with Rimo I being the highest among them. To the northeast of the Rimo Mountains is the Karakoram Pass, one of the vital trade routes in central Asia. Rimo forms a part of the Siachen Glacier and holds a staggering elevation of 7,385 m (24,229 ft).

8. Hardeol Peak

Hardeol Peak comes in seventh. Hardeol also called the Temple of God is a famous peak in the Kumaon Himalayas. It is located in the northern part of the Kumaon Sanctuary, near Nanda Devi. You can find Hardeol in the Milam valley, which is in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.

9. Chaukamba Peak

Chaukhamba Peak is ranked ninth on the list. It is the tallest peak in the Gangotri group, located in Uttarakhand’s Garhwal Himalaya. The Gangotri Group consists of four peaks, with Chaukhamba being the highest. The name comes from the close arrangement of these four peaks.

10. Trisul Peak

Trisul is one of three mountain peaks in a group, and it ranks tenth on the list. It is located in the hilly Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. The tallest peak, Trisul, is 7120 meters high. The name comes from Lord Shiva’s Trishul (trident). This group of peaks is near the Nanda Devi sanctuary.

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