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India is a highly different nation, not only in terms of culture and language but also in terms of the country’s natural landscape, which includes valleys, mountains, rivers, vegetation, and animals. Some of the tallest mountains are in India. Some of the most towering mountain peaks in the world may be found in India. The Karakoram, Garhwal, and Kanchenjunga mountain ranges include most of the Himalayas’ high summits. Sikkim and the Indian state of Uttarakhand are home to the majority of the country’s tallest peaks.
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List of National Peaks in India
| Sr. No. | National Peaks in India | Place | Height in metres |
| 1 | Kanchenjunga | Gangtok | 8586 m |
| 2 | Nanda Devi | Mukteshwar | 7816 m |
| 3 | Trishul Peak | Auli | 7120 m |
| 4 | Gorichen Peak | Tawang | 6858 m |
| 5 | Friendship Peak | Kullu | 5289 m |
| 6 | Sandakphu Peak | Darjeeling | 3636 m |
| 7 | Hatu Peak | Narkanda | 3400 m |
| 8 | Dzukou Valley and Japfu Peak | Kohima | 3048 m |
| 9 | Anamudi Peak | Munnar | 2695 m |
| 10 | Doddabetta Peak | Ooty | 2637 m |
| 11 | Phawngpui Peak | Aizawl | 2157 m |
| 12 | Chembra Peak | Wayanad | 2000 m |
| 13 | Shillong Peak | Shilong | 1965 m |
| 14 | Mullayanagiri | Chikmagalur | 1930 m |
| 15 | Kudremukh Peak | Kudremukh | 1894 m |
| 16 | Guru Shikhar | Mount-Abu | 1722 m |
| 17 | Kalsubai Peak | Bhandardara | 1646 m |
| 18 | Connaught Peak | Mahabaleshwar | 1400 m |
| 19 | Dhoopgarh | Pachmarhi | 1350 m |
| 20 | Kumara Parvatha Peak | Kukke-Subramanya | 1219 m |
| 21 | Arma Konda | Andhra Pradesh | 1680 m |
| 22 | Someshwar Fort | Bihar | 880 m |
| 23 | Bailadila Range | Chhattisgarh | 1276 m |
| 24 | Sonsogor | Goa | 1166 m |
| 25 | Girnar | Gujarat | 1069 m |
| 26 | Karoh Peak | Haryana | 1467 m |
| 27 | K2 | Jammu and Kashmir | 8611 m |
| 28 | Parasnath | Jharkhand | 1370 m |
| 29 | Mullayanagiri | Karnataka | 1930 m |
| 30 | Kalsubai | Maharashtra | 1646 m |
| 31 | Deomali | Odisha | 1672 m |
| 32 | Doli Gutta | Border of Telangana and Chhattisgarh | 965 m |
| 33 | Betalongchhip | Tripura | 930 m |
| 34 | Amscot Peak | Uttar Pradesh | 945 m |
Top 10 Mountain Peaks in India
According to height, these are the top 10 mountain peaks in India.
- Kanchenjunga Peak
The third-highest mountain globally and the highest mountain peak in India is Kanchenjunga. It rises at an altitude of 8,586 metres (28,169 feet) over sea level in the Kanchenjunga Himal region of the Himalayas, bordered to the west by the Tamur River and to the east by the Teesta River.
- Mount Nanda Devi
The second-highest peak in India is Nanda Devi, one of the tallest mountains in the world. Given that Kanchenjunga is located between the Nepal and India borders, this mountain is the tallest one in India.
- Mount Kamet
In Uttarakhand’s Garhwal section of the Zaskar mountain range, Kamet is the highest mountain summit. The second-highest mountain peak in the Garhwal Himalayas is Kamet.
- Peak Saltoro Kangri
A Saltoro Kangri is the tallest mountain in the Karakoram subrange of the Saltoro Mountains ranges. The Siachen Glacier, the longest glacier in the world, is located quite close to the Saltoro Mountains, which are located in the heart of the Great Karakoram. It is the world’s 31st-highest mountain summit.
- Saser Kangri Mountain
Five magnificent mountain peaks make up the Saser Kangri group. Among the five mountain peaks, it is the tallest. It is situated in the Jammu and Kashmir state’s Saser Muztagh range. It is ranked 35th globally and is the fifth-highest peak in India.
- Mount Mamostong Kangri
The Great Karakoram range’s Rimo Muztagh subrange’s Mamostong Kangri has the highest mountain. The Siachen Glacier’s remote region contains Mamostong Kangri. Mamostong Kangri is the sixth-highest mountain in India and the 48th-highest peak on the entire planet.
- Mount Rimo
In the Karakoram Mountains, Rimo Mountain is found just on the northern side of Rimo Muztagh. The Rimo mountain range has four summits. The tallest summit among them is Rimo I. The Karakoram Pass, one of the most important trade routes in central Asia, and the Northeast Rimo Mountains are to the northeast.
- Hardell Mountain
One of the prominent Kumaon Himalayan mountain peaks, Hardeol, also known as the Temple of God, is situated on the northern side of the Sanctuary and guards the Nanda Devi. It is located in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand’s Milam valley.
- Hemispheres and Defence
The Himalayas have repeatedly protected the Indian subcontinent against foreign invasions by serving as a barrier between India as well as other east Asian nations, as only history can attest.
