List of mountains and hills of the West Bengal

This is a list page of the mountains and hills found in the Indian state of West Bengal. It includes a list of the highest mountains in each of the constituent districts. Hills greater than 1,000 meter AMSL are categorized as Mountains and less than 300 meter AMSL are categorized as Hillocks. Sandakfu is the highest peak of the state located in the Singalila Ridge of Himalayas while Gorgaburu is the highest peak in the southern West Bengal on Ajodhya Hills of the extended Eastern Ghats.

Peaks

Ranking Peak Height (m)
1 Sandakfu 3636
2 Falut 3600
3 Sabargram 3543
4 Rachela Danda 3170
5 Tonglu 3036
6 Tiger Hill 2600
7 Ghum Hill 2400
8 Deolo Hill 1704
9 Buxa Hills 1400
10 Durpin Hill 1372
11 Gorgaburu 855

Mountains

Ranking Mountain Highest peak Height (m) Mountain range District
1 Singalila Ridge Sandakfu 3636 Himalayas Darjeeling
5 Darjeeling-Karsiang range Tiger Hill 2600 Himalayas Darjeeling
8 Chola range Deolo Hill 1704 Himalayas Darjeeling
9 Buxa-Jayanti range Buxa hills 1400 Himalayas Alipurduar

Hills

Ranking Hill Highest peak Height (m) Mountain range District
1 Ajodhya Hills Gorgaburu 855 Eastern Ghats Purulia
2 Biharinath 451 Eastern Ghats Bankura
3 Susunia 448 Eastern Ghats Bankura

Hillocks

Ranking Hillock Height (m) Plateau/Range District
1 Mukutmanipur 200 Dalma Hills Bankura
1 Mama Bhagne 105 Chota Nagpur plateau Birbhum
2 Hillock of eastern Kolkata 20 Nil Kolkata

See also

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