List of Highest Points in India By States and Union Territories

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Kangchenjunga is the third highest peak in the world and highest in India
StatePeakRangeHeight
Andhra PradeshArma KondaEastern Ghats1680 m
Arunachal PradeshKangto (shared with Tibet)Eastern Himalayas 7060 m
AssamUnnamed peakDima Hasao District1960 m
BiharFort SomeshwarSivalik Hills880 m
ChhattisgarhUnnamed peakDantewada1276 m
GoaSonsogorWestern Ghats1022 m
GujaratMount GirnarGirnar Hills1145 m
HaryanaKaroh PeakMorni Hills (Sivalik Hills)1499 m
Himachal PradeshReo Purgyil (shared with Tibet)Western Himalayas6816 m
JharkhandMount ParasnathParasnath Hills1382 m
KarnatakaMullayanagiriSahyadri Hills (Western Ghats)1925 m
KeralaAnamudiAnamalai Hills (Western Ghats)2695 m
Madhya Pradesh Dhupgarh Satpura Range 1352 m
Maharashtra Kalsubai Sahyadri Hills (Western Ghats) 1646 m
Manipur Mount Tempü (also known as Mount Iso)Purvanchal Range 2994 m
MeghalayaShillong PeakKhasi Hills1965 m
MizoramPhawngpuiLushai Hills2165 m
NagalandMount Saramati (Shared with Myanmar)Naga Hills 3841 m
Odisha Deomali Eastern Ghats 1672 m
Punjab Unnamed peak Naina Devi Range (Sivalik Hills)1000 m
Rajasthan Guru Shikhar Aravalli Range1722 m
Sikkim Kangchenjunga (shared with Nepal)Eastern Himalayas8598 m
Tamil NaduDoddabettaNilgiri Hills (Western Ghats)2636 m
Telangana Doli Gutta Deccan Plateau 965 m
Tripura Betlingchhip Jampui Hills (Purvanchal Range)930 m
Uttar Pradesh Amsot PeakRajaji Range (Sivalik Hills)957 m
UttarakhandNanda DeviGarhwal Himalaya (Western Himalayas)7816 m
West BengalSandakphu (shared with Nepal)Eastern Himalayas3636 m
Union Territories
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsSaddle PeakNorth Andaman Island732 m
ChandigarhUnnamed pointCapital Area383 m
Dadra and Nagar HaveliUnnamed pointKhanvel424 m
Daman and DiuUnnamed pointDiu Island30 m
DelhiTughlaqabad FortDelhi Ridge319 m
Jammu and KashmirNun PeakWestern Himalayas7135 m
LadakhSaltoro KangriKarakoram Range7742 m
LakshadweepUnnamed pointAgatti Island15 m
PuducherryLes Montagnes RougesRed Hills 30 m
 
Other Major Facts
  • Kangchenjunga measuring at 8598 m is the highest peak of India.
  • Interestingly, Kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world till 1852 when recalculation and reverification was done and Mount Everest was declared as the world's highest peak. 
  • Nanda Devi measuring at 7816 m is the second highest peak of India.
  • Arma Konda (Andhra Pradesh) also known as Sitamma Konda is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghat range.
  • In Chhattisgarh, the highest named peak is Gaurlata (1225 m).
  • Reo Purgyil lies on the Himachal Pradesh–Tibet border.
  • Anamudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and highest in India outside the Himalayas.
  • Mount Saramati is the highest peak in the Purvanchal Range of the Himalayas.
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