UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · MAJOR RANGES + PEAKS
Mountain Ranges + Peaks of India ⛰
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Major Ranges + Peaks.
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Key locations covered (67)
- Anamudi (Western Ghats highest peak) — Kerala
- Doddabetta (Nilgiris highest peak) — Tamil Nadu
- Nanda Devi (Garhwal Himalayas) — Uttarakhand
- Kanchenjunga (Sikkim Himalayas) — Sikkim
- Dhupgarh (Satpura highest peak) — Madhya Pradesh
- Mahabaleshwar (Sahyadri / Western Ghats peak) — Maharashtra
- Kalsubai (Maharashtra highest peak) — Maharashtra
- Mount Abu / Guru Shikhar (Aravalli highest peak) — Rajasthan
- Mt. Saramati (Naga Hills highest peak) — Nagaland
- Shillong Peak (Khasi Hills) — Meghalaya
- Phawngpui (Mizoram highest peak) — Mizoram
- Jindhagada Peak (Eastern Ghats highest) — Andhra Pradesh
- Kinner Kailash (Zaskar Range) — Himachal Pradesh
- Dhauladhar Range (Pir Panjal sub-range) — Himachal Pradesh
- Stok Kangri (Ladakh peak) — Ladakh
- Namcha Barwa (Eastern Himalayan anchor) — Arunachal Pradesh
- Amarkantak (Maikal range + tri-river source) — Madhya Pradesh
- Aravalli Range (Udaipur sector) — Rajasthan
- Vindhya Range (Central MP) — Madhya Pradesh
- Western Ghats / Sahyadri (Northern stretch) — Maharashtra
- Eastern Ghats (Odisha sector) — Odisha
- Nilgiri Hills (Trijunction) — Tamil Nadu
- Cardamom Hills (Idukki, Western Ghats) — Kerala
- Anaimalai (Elephant Mountains) — Tamil Nadu
- Zaskar Range (Trans-Himalayan) — Ladakh
- K2 / Mount Godwin-Austen — Karakoram Range (PoK / Indian-claimed)
- Nanga Parbat — PoK (Indian-claimed) — western Himalayan anchor
- Mount Kailas (Kailash) — Tibet (sacred to Indians) — Kailash Range
- Kamet — Uttarakhand · Garhwal Himalaya
- Gurla Mandhata (Memo Nani) — Tibet (visible from Kumaon/Lipulekh route)
- Dhaulagiri — Nepal (visible from Indian foothills)
- Annapurna I — Nepal · seen from north Indian skyline
- Gauri Sankar — Nepal (Rolwaling Himal)
- Makalu — Nepal-China border (near Sikkim)
- Haramosh — PoK (Indian-claimed Gilgit area)
- Satpura Range (Western flank — Rajpipla Hills) — Gujarat / Maharashtra
- Mahadeo Hills (Satpura central spur) — Madhya Pradesh
- Maikal Range (Satpura eastern arm) — Madhya Pradesh / Chhattisgarh
- Rajmahal Hills — Jharkhand
- Garo Hills — Meghalaya
- Khasi Hills — Meghalaya
- Jaintia Hills — Meghalaya
- Mikir / Karbi Anglong Hills — Assam
- Mishmi Hills — Arunachal Pradesh
- Abor Hills — Arunachal Pradesh
- Dafla Hills — Arunachal Pradesh
- Miri Hills — Arunachal Pradesh
- Naga Hills (Patkai-Naga arc) — Nagaland
- Barail Range — Assam / Nagaland / Manipur
- Lushai (Mizo) Hills — Mizoram
- Chin Hills / Arakan Yoma — Mizoram / Manipur (border with Myanmar)
- Palani Hills — Tamil Nadu
- Javadi Hills — Tamil Nadu
- Shevaroy Hills — Tamil Nadu
- Kolli Hills (Kollimalai) — Tamil Nadu
- Pachaimalai Hills — Tamil Nadu
- Biligiri Rangan Hills (BR Hills) — Karnataka
- Baba Budan Giri (Chandra Drona Parvata) — Karnataka
- Brahmagiri Range — Karnataka / Kerala
- Kudremukh Range — Karnataka
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Sample questions (12 of 374)
Anamudi is the highest peak of the Western Ghats. Height?
~2,695 m — highest peak in peninsular India (south of the Himalayas)
Anamudi is inside which national park?
Eravikulam NP, Kerala
Anaimudi is the highest peak of which Ghats system?
Western Ghats
Anaimudi rises to what elevation?
2695 m
Doddabetta is the highest peak of which range?
Nilgiri Hills (Tamil Nadu) — ~2,637 m
Doddabetta lies in which Tamil Nadu district?
Nilgiris
Doddabetta rises to what elevation?
2637 m
Nanda Devi is the highest peak entirely within India. Height?
7,816 m — India's 2nd-highest after Kanchenjunga (which is shared with Nepal)
Nanda Devi is inside which UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Nanda Devi + Valley of Flowers NPs (1988, extended 2005)
Atlas peak-list ranking of Nanda Devi?
Peak No.7 on p.38; 7,816 m — highest peak entirely within India (Kanchenjunga is on India-Nepal border)
Why is Nanda Devi a biosphere reserve?
Nanda Devi Sanctuary (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1988) — protects the only undisturbed alpine sanctuary in the Garhwal; closed to humans 1983-2003 for ecosystem recovery
Nanda Devi National Park area?
About 624 sq km
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter Major Ranges + Peaks. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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