(i) Mountains, Peaks, Aravalli Ranges
Rajasthan is bisected by Aravali range into two major parts: Southeast Rajasthan and Northwest Rajasthan. The northwest consists of a series of sand dunes covers nearly two-thirds of the area. Aravali range is approximately 692 Kms long which is running across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.
The Aravali Mountain in Rajasthan is divided into following Ranges:
What is Mountain?
Mountains are landforms that stick up high above the surrounding land. Mountains are much taller than hills, mountains can often be found together in groups or mountain ranges.
Mountains are prominent landforms that have significant heights above sea level and/or the surrounding land. They are steeper than hills. A mountain or mountain range usually has a peak, which is a pointed top. Mountains have different climates than land at sea level and nearby flat land.
The literal meaning of Aravalli Range is ‘line of peaks’. It is the oldest fold mountain ranges in the world which stretching about 300 miles from the northeast to the southwest which extends from Delhi to Ahmadabad. Guru Shikhar is the highest point which is located in Mount Abu. The Aravalli range is very rich in natural resources and gave rise of numerous peninsula rivers like Banas, Luni and Sabarmati. This region is also famous for heavily forested consisting of large areas of sand and stone and of masses of rose-coloured quartzite.
1. North-Eastern Aravalli Range
- This range is also known as Alwar hill range.
- In North-Eastern Aravalli Range all the hill ranges are eroded.
- It stretches from delhi to isolated hills of Alwar & Jaipur.
- Average elevation of this range is approx. 300-670 meters.
- Towards north & east it merges with Ganga-Yamuna plains.
- Torawati hills, Malkhet & Khetri Group of hills are also part of north eastern Aravali range.
Important Peaks of North-Eastern Aravalli Region:
| Peak Name | District | Height (meters) |
| Raghunathgarh | Sikar | 1055 |
| Khoh | Jaipur | 920 |
| Bhairach | Alwar | 792 |
| Barwara | Jaipur | 786 |
| Babai | Jhunjhunu | 780 |
| Bilali | Alwar | 775 |
| Manoharpur | Jaipur | 747 |
| Baraith | Jaipur | 704 |
| Sariska | Alwar | 677 |