The Great Himalayan Ranges is the highest mountain ranges in the world, and the major mountain peaks are located in the Karakoram, Kanchenjunga and Garhwal Ranges, which are jointly shared by India, Pakistan, and China. The Kanchenjunga ranges, which are the third highest mountain ranges in the world located in India. They are the highest mountain ranges in India. In this article, we have classified 20 important mountains in India along with some of its important facts such as their height, parent hill, ranking, the highest peak, prominence, locations, etc. Check them out right here.

20 Major Mountain Ranges in India:

1. Kanchenjunga:

This is the 3rd highest mountain in the world and lies between Nepal and India, with 3 of the 5 peaks including the highest one lying in India. Until 1852, it was assumed that these were the highest mountain ranges in the world. However, the calculations done during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, in the year 1949, clarified that Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world and Kanchenjunga ranks 3rd.

• Mountain: Kanchenjunga / Kangchenjunga
• Hill Range: Himalayas
• Height: 8586m (28169ft)
• Highest Point: There are 5 peaks of Kanchenjunga mountains

Peak, Height & Location:

• • Kanchenjunga Main 8586m North Sikkim, India
  • Kanchenjunga West 8505m Taplejung, Nepal
  • Kanchenjunga Central 8482m North Sikkim, India
  • Kanchenjunga South 8494m North Sikkim, India
  • Kangbachen 7903m Taplejung, Nepal

• First Ascent: On May 25, 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band (First winter ascent January 11, 1986 Jerzy Kukuczka and Krzyszt of Wielicki)
• Prominence: 3922
• Location: Taplejung District, Nepal: Sikkim, India
• State: Sikkim

2. Nanda Devi:

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain located in India, while the highest one which is entirely located in India. The world ranking of Nanda Devi Mountain is 23rd. Until 1975, this was the highest mountain in India. However, as Sikkim joined the Indian Province in 1975, Nanda Devi Mountain took the lead position making Nanda Devi Mountains, the second highest in the country. Nanda Devi means ‘Bliss giving goddess’ and is considered as the patron goddess of Uttarakhand. The Nanda Devi Mountains has one of the steepest peaks in the world.