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The name Western Ghats derives from the word ghat and the cardinal direction in which it is located with respect to the Indian mainland. Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context, could either refer to a range of stepped hills such as the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats, or a series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf.
Anamudi, on the right, is the highest peak of the Western Ghats at 2,695 m (8,842 ft) Nilgiris, a part of Western Ghats at Masinangudi, Tamil Nadu Nilambur Mukurthi Peak Indian top cool peak Kerala, Nilagiri Tamil Nadu Vagamon Hills with shola vegetation Kodachadri Hills Chembra Peak covered with mist Banasura Hill with cloud covered Illikkal Kallu Malleswaran in a distant vision Varayadumotta ...
Ghats refer to two converging mountain ranges in south-eastern India, called the Eastern Ghats [1] and Western Ghats, [2] running along the eastern and western seaboards of the country. The Eastern Ghats [3] parallel the Coromandel Coast. The average elevation of the range is 600 metres (2,000 feet) above sea level.
This range is geographically part of the Sahyadris or the Western Ghats which forms a crest along the western edge. [2] of the Deccan plateau separating it from the coastal Konkan belt. Throughout its extent it bears some renowned peaks, hill stations and valleys. Parts of the western ghats has been designated as the Hottest Biodiversity Hotspots.
Arma Konda is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats. [14] [15] Odisha: Deomali: Eastern Ghats: 1,672 5,486 The Deomali is the second highest peak in the Eastern Ghats after Arma Konda. [16] Maharashtra: Kalsubai: Sahyadri Hills section of the Western Ghats: 1,646 5,400
Topographic map of Nilgiri Hills showing some peaks View of Nilgiri hills from Doddabetta The highest point in the Nilgiris and the southern extent of the range is Doddabetta Peak (2,637 metres (8,652 ft)), [ 14 ] 4 km east southeast of Udhagamandalam , 11°24′10″N 76°44′14″E / 11.40278°N 76.73722°E / 11.40278; 76.73722 ...
Thal Ghat (also called as Thul Ghat or Kasara Ghat) is a ghat section (mountain incline or slope) in the Western Ghats near the town of Kasara in Maharashtra.The Thal Ghat is located on the busy Mumbai–Nashik route, [1] and is one of the four major routes, rail and road routes, leading into Mumbai.
The district is basically hilly, lying at an elevation of 1,000 to 2,600 metres above MSL, and divided between the Nilgiri plateau and the lower, smaller Wayanad plateau. The district lies at the juncture of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. Its latitudinal and longitudinal location is 130 km (Latitude: 11°12 N to 11°37 N) by 185 km ...