Anamudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats.
Western Ghats
- The Western Ghats is a mountain range that runs parallel to the West Coast of the Indian Peninsula.
- The Western Ghats runs through the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
- The height of the Western Ghats progressively increases from north to south.
- The highest peaks include the Anai Mudi (2,695 metre) and the Doda Betta (2,637 meters).
- The Western Ghats is one of the eight biological hot spots of the world.
- There are many wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, and reserve forest areas in the Western Ghats.
- The Western Ghats start at Songadh town of Gujarat.
- The Western Ghats ends at Marunthuvazh Malai, Swamithope in Tamil Nadu.