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Kangchenjunga is one of six peaks above 8,000 m (26,000 ft) located in the basin of the Kosi River, which is among the largest tributaries of the Ganges. [26] The Kangchenjunga massif forms also part of the Ganges Basin. [27] Although it is the third highest peak in the world, Kangchenjunga is only ranked 29th by topographic prominence, a ...
1 Highest major summits in India. 2 Other significant mountains. ... Lists of mountains by state or region of India: List of peaks in Himachal Pradesh;
States Peak Range/Region Height Coordinates Source In m In ft; Sikkim: Kangchenjunga: Eastern Himalayas: 8,586 28,169 Kangchenjunga lies on the India–Nepal border.It is the highest mountain peak located in India and the third highest mountain peak in the world after Mount Everest and K2.
Second highest peak in the world: 3 Kanchenjunga "Five treasures of great snow" 8,586 28,169 3,922 124.3 Nepal/India India • Nepal: 1955: Third highest peak in the world, Easternmost 8000m peak: 4 Lhotse "South Peak" 8,516 27,940 610 2.7
Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country. (Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal. [5]) Nanda Devi 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 ...
Anamudi has an elevation of 2,695 metres (8,842 ft). [1] [3] It is the highest peak and one of the three ultra prominent peaks in South India.[6] It is the peak with the greatest topographic isolation within India and is the highest point south of Himalayas. [7]
The Vindhya Range (also known as Vindhyachal) ( pronounced [ʋɪnd̪ʱjə]) is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India . Technically, the Vindhyas do not form a single mountain range in the geological sense. The exact extent of the Vindhyas is loosely defined, and ...
Doddabetta ( Tamil pronunciation: [toʈːabeʈːaː]) is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains at 2,637 metres (8,652 ft). 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.