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

Union Territories
State	Peak	Range/Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Saddle Peak	North Andaman Island	732	2,402
Chandigarh	Unnamed point	Capital Area	383	1,257
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Unnamed point	Amboli	278	912
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

 

Most Important Mountain Passes in India state wise:

• In a group of hills or mountains, a pass is a path for crossing a mountain. Many of the world’s mountain ranges have always made travel difficult so passes have been important throughout history in trade, war and migration.

Here is the list of Important Mountain Passes in India state wise:

State	Mountain Passes
Jammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)	Changla Pass, Dehra Compass, Fotu La, Khardung La, Kongka Pass, Lanak Pass, Karakoram Pass, Lungalacha La, Marsimik La, Namika La, Pensi La, Rezang La, Sasser Pass, Shingo La, Spangur Gap, Tanglang La
Jammu and Kashmir (Siachen Glacier)	Sia La, Gyong La, Bilafond La
Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu, Kashmir)	Banihal Pass
Jammu and Kashmir (Kashmir, Ladakh)	Zojila Pass
Himachal Pradesh	Bara-lacha-la (Zanskar range, along the Leh–Manali Highway), Chanshal Pass (Shimla), Debsa Pass, Indrahar Pass, Kunzum Pass, Lamkhaga Pass, Rohtang Pass, Shipki La (on the India-China border)
Uttarakhand	Auden’s Col, Lipulekh Pass, Mana Pass, Nama Pass, Sin La, Traill’s Pass
Sikkim	Dongkhala, Goecha La, Jelep La, Nathu La
Arunachal Pradesh	Bomdila, Diphu Pass, Sela Pass
Rajasthan	Haldighati Pass
Madhya Pradesh	Asirgarh
Kerala	Palakkad Gap, Thamarassery, Sengottai

Important Passes in South India

Pass	Location	Connectivity
Bhorghat	Maharashtra	Bombay-Pune
Thalgat	Maharashtra	Bombay- Nasik
Palghat	Kerala	Palkhad – Coimbtore
Shenkota pass	Kerala	Kollam – Madurai

The three parallel ranges of Himalayas are:

Himadri (Great or Inner Himalayas)

•     It is the most continuous range with an average height of 6000 meters.
•     It remains covered with snow throughout the year.

Himachal (Lesser Himalayas)

•     It lies to the south of Himadri.
•     The average height of these mountains is between 3,700 to 4,500 meters.
•     Famous ranges are: Pir Panjal range, Dhaula Dhar and Mahabharat ranges.
•     Famous valleys like Kangra, Kullu, and Kashmir are situated in this valley.

   ​Shivalik (Outer Himalayas)

•     These are outermost ranges of Himalayas and have an average height between 900 to 1100 meters.
•     These ranges are mainly composed of unconsolidated rock material, so these ranges are prone to earthquakes and landslides.
•     The longitudinal valleys lying between lesser Himalayas and Shiwaliks are called ‘Duns’ like Dehra Dun, Kotli Dun, and Patlin Dun, etc.

Important Passes in Middle Himalaya

Pass	Location	Connectivity
Pirpanjal Pass	Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu-Srinagar road passes from this Pass
Banihal Pass	Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu-Srinagar Nh-1A Passes from This pass. Jawahar tunnel (India’s longest road tunnel) is situated o this pass
Rohtang Pass	Himachal Pradesh	Kullu-Keylang road passes from this pass

Important Passes in Inner Himalaya

Pass	Location	Connectivity
Karakoram Pass	Jammu and Kashmir	India to China
Burzil Pass	Jammu and Kashmir	Kashmir Valley to Central Asia
Zojila Pass	Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar to Leh
Bara Lacha-la Pass	Himachal Pradesh	Mandi to Leh
Shipki-la-Pass	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla to Garetok (Tibbet)
Mana Pass	Uttarakhand	Entry to Mansarovar Lake through kailash Ghati
Niti Pass	Uttarakhand	Entry to Mansarovar Lake through kailash Ghati
Lipulekhpass	Uttarakhand	Entry to Mansarovar Lake through kailash Ghati
Nathu-la-pass	Sikkim	Entry to Chumbi Valley
Jelep-la pass	Sikkim	Kalingpang (west Bengal) to Lhasa (tibet)
Bomdi-la pass	Arunachal Pradesh	Ar. Pradesh to Lhasa (tibet)
Yang-yap pass	Arunachal Pradesh	Entry to Brahmaputra river
Pangsad pass	Arunachal Pradesh	Dibrugarh to Myanmar

Important Mountain ranges in Himalayas:

The Main Himalayan Ranges are:

Pir Panjal Range

• located in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir
• Pir Panjal is the largest range of the lower Himalayas.
• Important passes in this range- Pir Panjal pass, Banihal pass

DhaulaDhar Range

• It is located in lesser Himalayas

Zanskar Range

• It is located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand

Ladakh Range

• It is a part of Karakoram Mountain.

Important hill stations of India:

Name of the hill station	Located in	Present in
Kodaikanal	Palani Hills	Tamilnadu
Manali	Kullu Valley	Himachal Pradesh
Mussoorie	Garhwal Hills	Uttarakhand
Ooty	Nilgiri Hills	Tamilnadu
Lonavla	Sahyadri Hills	Maharashtra
Nainital	Kumaon Hills	Uttarakhand
Darjeeling	Lesser Himalayas	West Bengal
Dalhousie	Dhauladhar range	Himachal Pradesh

• Ooty is also known as Udagamandalam
• In Tamil, Kodaikanal means The Gift of the forest.

Important Passes in India:

Name of the Pass	Located in	Pass connects
Shipki La	Himachal Pradesh	Simla with Tibet
Rohtang Pass	Himachal Pradesh	Manali and Lahul
Bhor Ghat pass	Maharashtra	Mumbai and Pune
Thal Ghat pass	Maharashtra	Nasik and Mumbai
Pal Ghat	Tamil Nadu	Kerala with Tamil Nadu
Nathula pass	Sikkim	Sikkim and Tibet

Mountains And Hills

Highest mountain in India	Kanchenjunga
The Highest peak in Aravallis	Guru Sikhar
Oldest Mountain range in India	Aravallis
Highest peak in Western Ghats	Anamudi
Highest peak in Eastern Ghats	Jindhagadha Peak
Mountains that divide Northern India from Deccan Plateau	Vindhyas

Kanchenjunga is the third highest Mountain in the world. First two highest mountains in the world
1. Mount Everest- 8,848 mts
2. K2 also known as Godwin Austin- 8,611 mts
3. Kanchenjunga- 8,586 mts

• Guru Shikhar is located in near Mt. Abu in Rajasthan
• Meaning of Aravallis- Line of peaks
• Jindhagadha Peak is located in Andhra Pradesh. It has the height of 1,690 mts

 

Hill Ranges in India and their locations:

Name of the Hill range	Present in states
Aravallis	Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana
Vindhyas	Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Eastern Ghats	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal
Western Ghats	Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra
Nilgiri Hills	Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
Palani Hills	Tamil Nadu
Garo Hills, Kasi Hills and Jaintia Hills	Meghalaya
Anaimalai Hills	Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Cardamom Hills	Kerala and Tamil Nadu