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Mar 20 2025
Guru Shikhar: Highest Peak of the Aravalli Range
Guru Shikhar | Guru Sikhar 🏔️ Overview Guru Shikhar is the highest mountain in the Aravalli Range and the highest point in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Rising to 1,722 meters (5,650 feet) above sea level, the summit towers above the Mount Abu region of southwestern Rajasthan, close to the border with Gujarat. Although Guru …
Mar 20 2025
Aravalli Range
🏔️ Overview The Aravalli Range, also spelled Aravali Range, is an ancient mountain system stretching across northwestern India. Running generally from southwest to northeast through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi, the Aravallis form one of the most distinctive physical features of western India. Unlike the dramatic, snow-covered Himalayas, the Aravallis are a deeply eroded mountain …
Mar 19 2025
Naya Kanga
Naya Kanga | Ganja La Chuli 🏔️ Overview Naya Kanga, also known as Ghanja La Chuli or Ganja La Chuli, is a striking glaciated mountain rising above Nepal’s famous Langtang Valley. Located within Langtang National Park in Bagmati Province, the peak reaches an officially listed elevation of 5,863 meters (19,236 feet). Although considerably lower than …
Mar 19 2025
Gosainkunda
Gosainkunda Gosainkunda is one of the most remarkable high-altitude lakes in the Nepalese Himalayas. Set among rocky alpine slopes at 4,380 meters (14,370 feet), the lake combines dramatic mountain scenery with exceptional religious, hydrological, and ecological importance. Also widely spelled Gosaikunda, the lake lies within Langtang National Park in Nepal’s Rasuwa District. It is a …
Mar 18 2025
Gode Chuli
Gode Chuli Gode Chuli is a remarkably prominent mountain in Nepal’s Mahabharat Range, rising from the forested hill country southeast of Kathmandu. Although its elevation is modest compared with the snow-covered giants of the High Himalayas, Gode Chuli stands out because of its substantial topographic prominence, remote trekking approaches, panoramic views, and importance in local …
Mar 18 2025
Doddabetta
Doddabetta Doddabetta rises above the hill station of Ooty in Tamil Nadu, forming the highest summit of the Nilgiri Mountains and the highest point in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Surrounded by high-elevation shola forest and grassland, the mountain combines impressive topographic stature with unusually easy access: a road reaches close to the summit, …
Mar 18 2025
Vavul Mala
Vavul Mala | Vavulmala 🏔️ Overview Vavul Mala is one of the most prominent mountains of Kerala and a major summit of the Western Ghats in southern India. Rising to 2,339 meters (7,674 feet), the mountain forms the highest point of the Vellarimala hill complex and is the highest summit of the Western Ghats north …
Mar 17 2025
Mullayanagiri
Mullayanagiri Mullayanagiri rises above the green highlands of Chikkamagaluru in southwestern India, forming the highest point in the state of Karnataka. Although modest in elevation compared with the great Himalayan peaks, the mountain is remarkably prominent and isolated, giving it an impressive presence above the surrounding Western Ghats landscape. At approximately 1,925 meters (6,316 feet) …
Mar 16 2025
Mount Werong
Mount Werong Mount Werong is a quiet, forest-covered high point in the Southern Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Rising to approximately 1,216 meters (3,990 feet) in commonly cited topographic records, it is generally regarded as the highest point within Blue Mountains National Park. Unlike the dramatic sandstone cliffs and deep valleys that make …
Mar 16 2025
Pico La Reina
La Reina | Pico La Reina 🏔️ Overview La Reina, more commonly called Pico La Reina, is one of the great high summits of northern Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Rising to approximately 5,510 meters (18,077 feet), it stands among the highest mountains in Colombia and is the highest major summit associated with Cesar …
