Mountain ranges in India

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Mountain ranges in India








Karakoram Range
A sub range of the Hindu Kush Himalayan Range
The second highest peak K2 in the world is located here.
Famous Glaciers :Biafo Glacier,Siachen Glacier
Karakoram  range span the borders between Pakistan, India and China
Located in the regions of Gilgit –Baltistan (Pakistan), Ladakh (India), and Xinjiang region (China)

Zaskar Range   
Boundary line between Ladakh region of Kashmir & remaining two regions of the state that is Jammu region and Vale of Kashmir
Highest peak Kamet (UK)
Here lies Coldest place of India, Dras (The Gateway to Ladakh)
Famous Passes : Shipki, Lipu Lekh (Lipulieke), and Mana Pass

Ladakh Range
South eastern extension of  Karakoram Range
From the mouth of Shyok River in Ladakh to the border with Tibet
Extension of the Ladakh Range into China is known as Kailash Range
Lies here India’s cold desert named as ‘ LEH

Pirpanjal Range   
It Separates Jammu Hills to the south from the Vale of Kashmir(Kashmir Valley), beyond which lied the Great Himalayas
Highest Point : Indrasan, 2nd Highest : Deo Tibba
It Has India’s longest rail tunnel known as Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, Banihal road tunnel
Famous Passes :  Pir Panjal Pass, Banihal Pass, Rohtang pass

Shivalik Range   
Southernmost & outer Himalayas also known as Manak Parbat in ancient times,  literally means ‘tresses of Shiva’
About 2,400 km  long from Indus till  Brahmaputra, with a gap of about 90 kilometres between the Teesta and Raidak rivers in Assam known as sub Himalayas

Dhauladhar Range (White Range)   
Spread in J & K and Himachal, with home to major hill stations like Kullu, Manali & Shimla
Highest peak : Hanuman ji Ka Tiba, or ‘White Mountain‘

Aravali Range   
It Means ‘line of peaks’ and runs across the Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana & Delhi, known as Mewar hills
Highest Peak : Gurushikhar, Mt abu
Famous passes : Pipli Ghat, Haldi Ghat
Locally known as Mewar hills

Rajmahal Hills   
In Jharkhand made up of lava basaltic rocks
Point of Ganges bifurcation

Garo Khasi Jaintia Hills   
It Continuous mountain range in Meghalaya

Mikir Hills   
a group of hills located to the south of the Kaziranga National Park (Assam)
a part of the Karbi Anglong Plateau

Abor Hills   
Hills of Arunachal Pradesh , near the border with China, bordered by Mishmi and Miri Hills
drained by Dibang River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra

Maikal Range   
Eastern part of the Satpuras range (MP)
Kaimur Range    Eastern portion of the Vindhya Range in MP, UP & Bihar, Parallel to river son

Mahadeo Range   
It forms the central part of the Satpura Range, located in MP
Highest peak : Dhoopgarh

Ajanta Range   
Maharashtra, south of river Tapi, sheltering caves of  world famous paintings of Gupta period


Mishmi Hills   
in Arunachal pradesh with its northern & eastern parts touching  China
Situated at the junction of Northeastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma range

Patkai Range   
Also known as Purvanchal Range, consist of three major hills The Patkai-Bum, the Garo-Khasi-Jaintia and Lushai Hills
situated on India’s north-eastern border with Burma
Mizo Hills (Lushai Hills)
part of the Patkai range in Mizoram and partially in Tripura
Vindhya Range   
a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands & plateaus running through Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Highest peak – Sadbhawna Shikhar

Satpura Range   
a range of hills in central India
Passes through Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh
Highest peak : Dhupgarh

Dalma Hills   
Located in Jamshedpur
famous for Dalma national park & minerals like iron ore & manganese

Girnar Hills   
Gujrat

Baba Budan Giri   
Karnataka

Harishchandra   
At Pune, acts as a water divide bw Godavari & Krishna
Hills made up of lava

Balaghat range   
Bw MP & Maharashtra, famous for manganese deposits

Chilpi series   
MP

Talcher series
Odisha, rich in bituminous coal

Champion series   
Karnataka, Dharawar period, rich in gold (contains kolar mines)

Nilgiri Hills
Referred as Blue mountains, a range of mountains in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala
Hills are separated from the Karnataka plateau to the north by the Moyar River and from the Anaimalai Hills & Palni Hills to the south by the Palghat Gap

Palani Hills   
Eastward extension of the Western Ghats ranges
adjoin the high Anamalai range on the west, and extend east into the plains of Tamil Nadu

Anamalai Hills   
Also known as Elephant Hill
a range of mountains in the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu and Kerala with highest peak Anamudi

Cardmom Hills   
Part of the southern Western Ghats located in southeast Kerala and southwest Tamil Nadu

Pachamalai Hills   
It also known as the Pachais
Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu


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