List of mountains of Sri Lanka
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The following page lists most mountains in Sri Lanka
that are over 1500 m (4,921.3 ft) above mean sea level
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
that are over 1500 m (4,921.3 ft) above mean sea level
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
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List of mountains
| Rank | Mountain | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | District Districts of Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, districts are the second-level administrative divisions, and are included in a province. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Each district is administered under a District Secretary, who is appointed by the central government... | ||
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| 1 | Pidurutalagala Pidurutalagala Pidurutalagala , or Mount Pedro in English, is an ultra prominent peak, and the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka, at . Mount Pedro is located close to the city of Nuwara Eliya, and is easily visible from most areas of the Central Province.... |
07°00′03"N 80°46′26"E | 2524 m (8,281 ft) | Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:... |
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| 2 | Kirigalpoththa | 06°47′57"N 80°46′00"E | 2388 m (7,835 ft) | Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:... |
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| 3 | Thotupola Kanda Thotupola Kanda Thotupola Kanda, also sometimes referred as the Thotupola Peak or Thotupola Mountain, is the third highest mountain is Sri Lanka situated in Nuwara Eliya district above mean sea level. Mountain is placed within the Horton Plains National Park... |
06°49′59"N 80°49′11"E | 2357 m (7,733 ft) | Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:... |
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| 4 | Adam's Peak Adam's Peak Sri Pada , is a tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka... |
06°48′34"N 80°29′59"E | 2300 m (7,546 ft) | Ratnapura Ratnapura District Ratnapura is a district of Sri Lanka in the province of Sabaragamuwa.The gem-mining centre of Sri Lanka is also a major crossroad between southern plains and the hill country to the east. A bustling market city servicing most of the surrounding towns. Many of the prominent gem dealers in Sri Lanka... |
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| 5 | Kikiliamana | 2237 m (7,339 ft) | Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:... |
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| 6 | Great Western Mountain | 06°58′00"N 80°41′38"E | 2212 m (7,257 ft) | Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:... |
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| 7 | Hakgala Hakgala Mountain Mountain is situated in Nuwara Eliya district of Sri Lanka at above mean sea level . Most parts of the mountain is coverd with forest witch belongs to Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve. Hakgala Botanical Garden is situated in the NorthEastern steep of the Hakgala mountain... |
06°55′01"N 80°48′50"E | 2169 m (7,116 ft) | Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:... |
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| 8 | Conical Hill Conical Hill Conical Hill is a small but distinctive rock hill, high, on the southern slopes of Mount Terror, above Cape MacKay, on Ross Island. It was given this descriptive name by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, under Robert Falcon Scott.... |
2165 m (7,103 ft) | Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:... |
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| 9 | One Tree Hill | 2100 m (6,890 ft) | Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:... |
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| 10 | Mahakudagala | 2096 m (6,877 ft) | Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:... |
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| 11 | Waterfall Point | 2073 m (6,801 ft) | Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:... |
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| 12 | Namunukula Namunukula Namunukula is the name of a mountain range in Sri Lanka's province of Uva. Its main peak is 6600 feet high. The name means "Nine Peaks". It also the name of a town near it which is sometimes called Namunukula Town .-Further reading:... |
06°55′59"N 81°06′49"E | 2035 m (6,677 ft) | Badulla Badulla District Badulla is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The entire land area of the Badulla district is 2,861 km² and total population is 837,000. The district is bounded by the districts of Monaragala and Rathnapura on the East & South, by Ampara and Kandy districts on the North and by Nuwara... |
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| 13 | Gommolli Kanda Gommolli Kanda Gommolli Kanda is regarded as the 13th highest mountain in Sri Lanka situated at above mean sea level.The mountain got its name from the native language of Sri Lanka, Sinhala as the peak of the mountain has a shape of hump of a bull. In Sinhala ‘Gommolliya’ has the meaning of ‘Hump of the bull’.... |
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| 14 | Knuckles Knuckles Mountain Range The Knuckles Mountain Range lies in central Sri Lanka, north-east of the city of Kandy. The range takes its name from a series of recumbent folds and peaks in the west of the massif which resemble the knuckles of clenched fist when viewed from certain locations in the Kandy District... |
07°24′01"N 80°48′36"E | 1862 m (6,109 ft) | Kandy Kandy District Kandy District is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km². The capital of the district is Kandy.- Demographics :... |
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| 15 | Kotagala Kotagala Kotagala is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.-External links:*... |
1752 m (5,748 ft) | Kandy Kandy District Kandy District is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km². The capital of the district is Kandy.- Demographics :... /Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:... |
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