Common Info The Aravalli Range (locally known as ‘Mewat Hills’) is a hill system located in north-western India that runs from northeast to southwest for about 800 kilometres through Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana with rocky offshoots continuing south of Delhi. The southern end of the range lies at Palanpur near Ahmedabad in Gujarat. These are old fold mountains that have lost their height with passage of time. The Aravallis present a series of peaks and ridges with a general elevation between 300 to 900 metres and width between 10 to 100 kilometres. The Aravalli hill system comprises two sections, namely, the Sambhar-Sirohi ranges and the Sambhar-Khetri ranges. The former has higher elevation with Guru Peak on Mount Abu being the highest peak in the entire Aravallis (1,722 metres). The  [...]

Mount Abu, a green retreat in the desert and the highest peak in the Aravalli Range, is the only hill station of the Rajasthan state of western India at the height of 1220 m. Due to the location at the southern tip of Aravalli in the Sirohi district, it is a rocky plateau accompanied by cool climate, all thanks to good flora of coniferous trees and flowering shrubs surrounding the hillside. It is titled as the ‘Oasis in the Desert’ due to rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and evergreen forests. The curved pathway to Mount Abu is featured with huge rocks of unusual shapes and high velocity winds. Mount Abu also holds religious significance as it has been an abode of many sages and saints. One of them has said that this resort is ‘The Son of Himalayas’. History Once upon a time, this  [...]