Mountains in India
India is home to seven major mountain ranges that have peaks of over 1000 metres. The most famous and the highest mountain range of India is the Himalayan range.
It is also the youngest and the longest mountain range in India and has almost every largest peak of the world.
Kanchenjunga is the highest mountain peak in India and ranked 3rd highest peak in the world with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft).
It is situated at the border of India and Nepal in the Himalayas range in Sikkim. Anamudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats in India and also the highest point in South India.
This section of static gk is very important part of competitive exams like IAS, SSC, RRB, CPO, KVS, NVS, RPSC, TNSC, MPPSC, UPSC, Railways, Banking and so many other states and central government job entrance exams.
Here we compiled statewise mountain peaks in India. You can download pdf file also.
List of Highest Mountain Peaks in India
| Rank (India) | State | Peak | Height(m.) | Region/Range |
| 1 | Sikkim | Kanchenjunga | 8,598 | Himalayas |
| 2 | Uttarakhand | Nanda Devi | 7,816 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 3 | Uttarakhand | Kamet | 7,756 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 4 | Ladakh | Saltoro Kangri / K10 | 7,742 | Saltoro Karakoram |
| 5 | Ladakh | Saser Kangri I/ K22 | 7,672 | Saser Karakoram |
| 6 | Ladakh | Mamostong Kangri / K35 | 7,516 | Rimo Karakoram |
| 7 | Ladakh | Saser Kangri II E | 7,513 | Saser Karakoram |
| 8 | Ladakh | Saser Kangri III | 7,495 | Saser Karakoram |
| 9 | Ladakh | Teram Kangri I | 7,462 | Siachen Karakoram |
| 10 | Sikkim | Jongsong Peak | 7,462 | Kangchenjunga Himalaya |
| 11 | Ladakh | K12 | 7,428 | Saltoro Karakoram |
| 12 | Sikkim | Kabru N | 7,412 | Kangchenjunga Himalaya |
| 13 | Ladakh | Ghent Kangri | 7,401 | Saltoro Karakoram |
| 14 | Ladakh | Rimo I | 7,385 | Rimo Karakoram |
| 15 | Ladakh | Teram Kangri III | 7,382 | Siachen Karakoram |
| 16 | Sikkim | Kirat Chuli | 7,362 | Kangchenjunga Himalaya |
| 17 | Uttarakhand | Mana Peak | 7,272 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 18 | Ladakh | Apsarasas Kangri | 7,245 | Siachen Karakoram |
| 19 | Uttarakhand | Mukut Parbat | 7,242 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 20 | Ladakh | Rimo III | 7,233 | Rimo Karakoram |
| 21 | Ladakh | Singhi Kangri | 7,202 | Siachen Karakoram |
| 22 | Uttarakhand | Hardeol | 7,161 | Kumaon Himalaya |
| 23 | Uttarakhand | Chaukhamba I / Badrinath Peak | 7,138 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 24 | Ladakh | Nun-Kun | 7,135 | Zanskar Himalaya |
| 25 | Sikkim | Pauhunri | 7,128 | Sikkim Himalaya |
| 26 | Sikkim | Pathibhara / The Pyramid | 7,123 | Kangchenjunga Himalaya |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | Trisul I | 7,120 | Kumaon Himalaya |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | Satopanth | 7,075 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 29 | Uttarakhand | Tirsuli | 7,074 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 30 | Ladakh | Chong Kumdang Ri | 7,071 | Rimo Karakoram |
| 31 | Uttarakhand | Dunagiri | 7,066 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 32 | Arunachal Pradesh | Kangto | 7,060 | Assam Himalaya |
| 33 | Arunachal Pradesh | Nyegyi Kansang | 7,047 | Assam Himalaya |
| 34 | Ladakh | Padmanabh | 7,030 | Rimo Karakoram |
| 35 | Sikkim | Shudu Tsempa | 7,024 | Sikkim Himalaya |
| 36 | Ladakh | Chamshen Kangri / Tughmo Zarpo | 7,017 | Saser Karakoram |
| 37 | Ladakh | Aq Tash | 7,016 | Rimo Karakoram |
| 38 | Ladakh | Chong Kumdang Ri II | 7,004 | Rimo Karakoram |
| 39 | Uttarakhand | Rishi Pahar | 6,992 | Kumaon Himalaya |
| 40 | Uttarakhand | Thalay Sagar | 6,984 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 41 | Ladakh | Mount Lakshmi | 6,983 | Rimo Karakoram |
| 42 | Uttarakhand | Kedarnath Main | 6,968 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 43 | Sikkim | Langpo | 6,965 | Sikkim Himalaya |
| 44 | Uttarakhand | Saraswati Parvat I /Saraswati Peak | 6,940 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 45 | Ladakh | Shahi Kangri | 6,934 | Central Tibetan Plateau |
| 46 | Uttarakhand | Sri Kailash | 6,932 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 47 | Uttarakhand | Kalanka | 6,931 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 48 | Sikkim | Chorten Nyima Ri | 6,927 | Sikkim Himalaya |
| 49 | Uttarakhand | Saf Minal / P.6911 | 6,911 | Garhwal Himalaya |
| 50 | Uttarakhand | Panchchuli II | 6,904 | Kumaon Himalaya |