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Maharashtra has an extensive mountain range running parallel to its 750 km long coastline.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iasri.res.in/agridata/02data%5Cchapter%204%5Cdb2002tb4_5.htm |title=Length of coastline and population of coastal States and Islands |publisher=Iasri.res.in |access-date=2019-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414161217/http://www.iasri.res.in/agridata/02data/chapter%204/DB2002TB4_5.HTM |archive-date=2018-04-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This range is geographically part of the Sahyadris or the [[Western Ghats]] which forms a crest along the western edge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ghats|title=Ghats - mountain ranges, India|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> of the [[Deccan plateau]] separating it from the coastal [[Konkan]] belt. Throughout its extent it bears some renowned peaks, hill stations and valleys. Parts of the western ghats has been designated as the Hottest Biodiversity Hotspots.

==List of mountain peaks==
Following is the list of some notable peaks:

(This list is highly inaccurate in terms of ranks)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Rank !! Photo !! Name !! Elevation in meters !! Mountain Range !! District !! Significance
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| 1 || [[File:Kalasubai from base.jpg|200px]] || [[Kalsubai]]<ref>[https://ahmednagar.nic.in/tourist-places/ ]</ref> || 1,646 || Kalsubai Range ||[[Ahmednagar/Nashik]]/ || [[List of Indian states and territories by highest point|Highest point]] in Maharashtra.
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| 2 || [[File:Salher Fort.jpg|200px]] || [[Salher]] || 1,567 || [[Selbari Range]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nasik/004%20General/001%20Geography.htm |title=Nasik District Gazetteers |publisher=Cultural.maharashtra.gov.in |access-date=2019-04-04}}</ref> || [[Nasik]] || Highest fort<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trekshitiz.com/Ei/Salher-Trek-Nashik-District.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-09-28 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704110914/http://trekshitiz.com/Ei/Salher-Trek-Nashik-District.html |archive-date=2015-07-04 }}</ref> in [[Western Ghats|Sahyadris]] and the 2nd highest peak in [[Maharashtra]].
|-
|3
|
|[[Gawaldev]]
|1,522
|Malsej Range
|Ahmednagar
|Peak between [[Ghanchakkar]] and [[Katrabai]] top
|-
|4
|[[File:Ghanchakkar pleateau from top.jpg|200px]]
|[[Ghanchakkar]]
|1,509
|Malsej Range
|Ahmednagar
|4th highest mountain of Maharashtra
|-
| 5 || [[File:View of Dhodap from Otur.jpg|200px]] || [[Dhodap]] || 1472 || [[Satmala Range]] || [[Nasik district|Nasik]] || 2nd highest peak in [[Nashik]].
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| 6 || [[File:Kalbhairav pinnacle Scj.jpg|200px]] || [[Taramati]] || 1,431 || Malshej Range || [[Ahmednagar]] || This is one of two peaks on [[Harishchandragad]].
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| 7 || [[File:... Kokan Kada viewed from Malshej Ghat (11563404825).jpg|200px]] ||[[Harishchandragad]] || 1,424 ||[[Sahyadri Range]] || [[Ahmednagar]]|| A popular trekking destination with ruined fortifications and ancient caves tracing back to the Microlithic age.
|-
| 8 ||[[File:Goddess Saptashrungi Devi Temple..jpg|200px]] ||[[Saptashrungi]] || 1,416 ||[[Satmala Range]] || [[Nasik district|Nasik]]|| It is a site of Hindu pilgrimage.
|-
| 9 ||[[File:Torna entrance.jpg|200px]] || [[Torna Fort|Torna]] || 1,404 || Pune Range<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/Ei/Trekking-in-Maharashtra-Sorted-By-Range.html|title=- English Information of Forts|website=trekshitiz.com}}</ref> || [[Pune district|Pune]] || It is the first fort captured by [[Shivaji]] in 1643.
|-
| 10 ||[[File:Purandhar fort from Narayanpur Road.JPG|200px]] || [[Purandar Fort|Purandar]] || 1,387 || Pune Range || [[Pune district|Pune]] || It is the birthplace of [[Sambhaji|Sambhaji Raje Bhosale]] son of [[Shivaji]] shares 9th position padargad from raigadh district near Karjat height 4490 ft ,1389 m
|-
| 11 ||[[File:Mangi Tungi twin pinnacle.jpg|200px]] ||[[Mangi-Tungi]] || 1,331 || [[Selbari Range]] || [[Nasik district|Nasik]] ||Only twin-pinnacled peak with plateau in between.
|-
| 12||[[File:Kille Rajgad from Pabe Ghat.jpg|200px]] ||[[Rajgad]] || 1,376 || Pune Range || [[Pune district|Pune]] || Formerly known as Murumdev, it was capital of the [[Maratha Empire]] during the rule of Shivaji for almost 26 years, after which he moved the capital to [[Raigad Fort|Raigad]].
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| 13 ||[[File:Sinhagad.jpg|200px]] ||[[Sinhagad]] || 1,302 || Pune Range || [[Pune district|Pune]] || Location of the renowned [[Battle of Sinhagad]].
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| 14 ||[[File:Ratangad nedhe.jpg|200px]] ||[[Ratangad]] || 1,297 || Malshej Range || [[Ahmednagar]] || 2nd highest peak in [[Ahmednagar]].
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| 15 ||[[File:Bhamhagiri hill Nasik.jpg|200px]] ||[[Brahmagiri (hill), Maharashtra|Brahmagiri]] || 1,295 || [[Trimbakeshwar Range]] || [[Nasik district|Nasik]]|| Site of origin of the sacred [[Godavari river]] is near Trimbak.
|-
| 16 ||[[File:Anjineri fort Nasik.jpg|200px]] || [[Anjaneri]] || 1,280 || [[Trimbakeshwar Range]] || [[Nasik district|Nasik]] || According to Hindu scriptures, it is the birthplace of Lord [[Hanuman]] and thus is named after his mother.
|-
| 17 ||[[File:Mahabaleshwar Pratapgad 023.jpg|200px]] ||[[Pratapgad]] || 1,080 || Satara Range || [[Satara district|Satara]] || Significant as the site of the [[Battle of Pratapgad]], the fort is now a popular tourist destination.
|-
| 18 ||[[File:Dawn at Raigad fort.JPG|200px]] ||[[Raigad Fort|Raigad]] || 820 || Pune Range || [[Raigad district|Raigad]] || Served as the capital to former Maratha Kingdom ruler [[Shivaji]] in 1674.
|-
|19
|
|[[Wilson Point, Mahableshwar]]
|1425
|Satara Range
|Satara
|Tourist attraction for Cool environment in summer days.
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Western Ghats}}

[[Category:Maharashtra-related lists|Mountain peaks]]
[[Category:Highest points of Indian states and union territories|Maharashtra]]
[[Category:India geography-related lists|Maharashtra]]

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