Karoh Peak

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Karoh Peak
Karoh Peak is located in Haryana
Karoh Peak
Karoh Peak
Location of Karoh peak in Haryana
Highest point
Elevation1,467 m (4,813 ft)
ListingList of Indian states and territories by highest point
Coordinates30°44′37″N 77°04′37″E / 30.74361°N 77.07694°E / 30.74361; 77.07694Coordinates: 30°44′37″N 77°04′37″E / 30.74361°N 77.07694°E / 30.74361; 77.07694[1][2]
Geography
LocationPanchkula district, Haryana, India
Parent rangeSivalik Hills of Himalayas
Climbing
Easiest routeHike / scramble

Karoh Peak is a 1,467-metre (4,813 ft) tall mountain peak in the Sivalik Hills range of greater Himalayas range located near Morni Hills area of Panchkula district, Haryana, India. It is highest point in the state of Haryana[3]

The British rulers had incorrectly recorded the height to be 1499 meters in The Imperial Gazetteer of India but later measurements by the Survey of India found the actual height to be about 100 feet lower and official height was revised down.[3]

See also[]

  • Morni Hills, Panchkula district, 1267 m peak
  • Dhosi Hill, Narnaul - Hill of Chyavana Rishi creator of Chyawanprash, 740 m peak
  • Tosham, 240 m average elevation
  • Madhogarh, Haryana, 214 m average elevation
  • Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
  • State Protected Monuments in Haryana
  • National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana
  • India cave temples
  • Caves in India
  • Rock-cut temples in India
  • Indian rock-cut architecture
  • Indus Valley Civilisation sites
  • Highest point of Indian states and territories
  • List of mountains in India
  • Haryana Tourism

References[]

  1. ^ "Karoh Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Karoh Peak (1467m)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Gazetteer of India". University of Chicago. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

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