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The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri, is a mountain range that stretches 1,600 km (990 mi) along the western coast of the Indian peninsula. Covering an area of 160,000 km 2 (62,000 sq mi), it traverses the states of Gujarat , Maharashtra , Goa , Karnataka , Kerala , and Tamil Nadu .
Malsej Range Ahmednagar Peak between Ghanchakkar and Katrabai top 4 Ghanchakkar: 1,509 Malsej Range Ahmednagar 4th highest mountain of Maharashtra 5: Dhodap: 1472: Satmala Range: Nasik: 2nd highest peak in Nashik. 6: Taramati: 1,431: Malshej Range: Ahmednagar: This is one of two peaks on Harishchandragad. 7: Harishchandragad: 1,424: Sahyadri ...
Sahyadri Tiger Reserve is a reserve in the state of Maharashtra, created by the Indian government in 2008. [1] Located in the Sahyadri Ranges of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra , it is part of the ecoregions of North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests [ 2 ] and North Western Ghats montane rain forests . [ 3 ]
The 741.22 km 2 (286.19 sq mi) Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, including all of Chandoli National Park and Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary was declared by The National Tiger Conservation Authority as a Project Tiger tiger reserve on May 21, 2007. The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve was then estimated to have nine tigers and 66 leopards. [3]
Mahabaleshwar is located on the mountainous Sahyadri range of the Western Ghats that run North to south along the western coast of India. The coordinates of the town are 17°55′30″N 73°39′27″E / 17.9250°N 73.6575°E / 17.9250; 73.6575
Yana is a tourist destination located in forest of Katgal Range, which is also a part of Malenadu region of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. Yana is one of the wettest villages in the world. It is the cleanest village in Karnataka and the second cleanest village in India.
The Sahyadri Range is the physical backbone of Maharashtra. Rising on an average to an elevation of 1000 m, it falls in steep cliffs, to the Konkan on the west. Eastwards, the hill country falls in steps through a transitional area known as Malwa to the plateau level. The series of crowning plateaux on the crest forms a distinctive feature of ...
It is a 'Kula Parvata' along with Malaya, Sahyadri, Parijatra, Shuktiman, Vindhya and Malyavaan. [4] In the Puranas and Ramayana It is said that Parashurama was meditating on Mahendragiri when Lord Rama broke the sacred bow of Shiva. [5] Mahendragiri is situated in Gajapati district, Odisha.