Mountain Ranges of India: India has seven major mountain ranges having peaks of over 1000 meters.
India has some of the highest mountain ranges in the world. It also has some of
the world’s highest mountain roads. The Great Himalayan mountain range are the famous
and highest mountain hills of India. The
Himalayan mountain range bisects India from the rest of Asia, this mountains is
the primary source of mighty rivers in India. These hills contain areas of
exceptional natural beauty, sparking waterfalls and habitat for many
species of medicinal plants, beautiful birds, unique reptiles and wild animals.
Kanchanjenga is the highest peak in India and 3rd in the world,
Nanda devi is the second highest mountain peak in
India.
The Himalaya Range
The highest mountain range Himalayas means “abode of snow” is the one of
the youngest mountain ranges in the world. By extension Himalaya Range also
include the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and other lesser ranges. Karakoram is
one of the Greater Ranges of Asia. Himalaya mountain ranges are the highest in
the planet and home for the worlds highest peaks that include Mount Everest and
K2.The Great Himalaya mountain is a source of some of major rivers in India as well as in the
world. The second longest glacier in the world Siachen Glacier is also the part
of Great Himalaya range. Great Himalaya also host some of the most amazing valley’s which contains group
of most beautiful lakes in India such as Pangong Tso
-Ladakh,Tsongmo Lake -Sikkim and and the frozen one Sela Lake of Tawang.
Kangchenjunga and K10 Saltoro Kangri I are respective highest mountain peaks of Himalaya Ranges and Karakoram ranges
in Indian territories.
ThePurvanchal Range
The Purvanchal Range is the extension of the Great Himalaya range in
north-east region of India. It is parallel to Karakoram and ladakh range. Three
hill ranges that come under the Purvanchal ranges are, the Patkai, the Garo–Khasi–Jaintia and Lushai Hills. It
is the most densely forested area and full offlora and fauna in India. These hill
region also known for highest rainfall. Cherrapunji and Mawsynram are well
famous for highest annual rainfall andwettest place on earth. Phawngpui is the highest
peak of Purvanchal Range situated in Manipur with an elevation of 2,157 m (7,077
ft).
TheVindhyaRange
The Vindhya range is one of seven chief holy mountain ranges in India.
The Vindhya geographically separates the Northern India from the Southern India as it runs across
the central India. Vindhya range is a very old mountain range in central India.
It extends in east-west direction from Varanasi throughMadhya Pradesh to Gujrat. Vindhya
range is parallel to Satpura ranges. The southern slopes of the range are
drained by the Holy Narmada River also known as Narmada valley.
Amarkantak is the tallest peak of Vindhya Range with an elevation of
1,048 m (3,438 ft) in Madhya Pradesh.
The Satpura Range
The Satpura Range is a mountain range that stretches through the states
in the central part of India. It extend across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Satpura range is triangular in shape with its apex at Ratnapuri other two sides
being parallel to the Tapti and Sacred Narmada River. The Narmada and the
Tapti are the only major rivers that flow into the Arabian Sea. It runs
parallel to the Vindhya range, The Satpura range was formerlyheavily forested.
These forest provide habitat for some of India’s remaining large mammals, including The Royal Bengal Tiger, gaur, bear and
black buck. The highest peak of Satpura
mountain range is Dhupgarh with an height of 1,350 m (4,429 ft) in Madhya Pradesh.
The Aravalli Range
The Aravali range is the oldest mountain range in India, running across Rajasthan to Haryana. The Aravalli range is the eroded stub
of a range of ancient folded mountains. Aravalli Range is one of the most
popular mountain ranges in India also known as mewat hills. Aravalli range is
famous for mineral resources and surrounded by dense forests with rich in flora and fauna. The highest peak of
Aravali Mountain Range is Guru Shikhar with height 1,722 m (5,650 ft) at
Mount Abu.
The Western Ghats
The range starts near the border of Gujarat and ending at Kanyakumari.
About sixty percent of the Sahyadri Range are located in the state of
Karnataka. This area is one of the world’s ten “Hottest biodiversity hotpots.
The Arabian sea area is known as Konkan area, one of the best tourist
attraction in India.Green city Pune is the largest city within this mountain range
in Maharashtra. The western ghats mountain ranges make up an impressive fortress all along Kerala. There
are a number of beautiful hill stations and wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala. AnaiMudi
in the Anaimalai Hills in Kerala is the highest peak in the Western Ghats. The Ghats also offer best valley’s scenery-view through
out the journey.
The Eastern Ghat
The Eastern Ghats is an irregular range of mountains, Which include four major rivers The
Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna and Holy Kaveri. Its range start from West
Bengal to Tamil Nadu. The Nilgiri hills “The Blue Mountains” in Tamil Nadu lies
at the junction of the Eastern and Western Ghats. This area has the largest population of Indian elephant . This discontinuous mountain ranges run parallel
to the Bay of Bengal. The Shevaroy hills is the highest peak in the Easter Ghat.
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