Aravalli Range
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Overview
The Aravallis, about 692 km long, run from Gujarat through Rajasthan and Haryana to Delhi. They are among the oldest fold mountains in the world and heavily eroded. Their highest point is Guru Shikhar on Mount Abu.
It is one of the oldest fold mountains in the world, now worn down to low hills.
It stretches about 670 km from Gujarat through Rajasthan and Haryana to Delhi.
Guru Shikhar on Mount Abu is its highest point, and the range acts as a barrier against the Thar. The Banas, Sabarmati and Luni rise in it.
Geography and key facts
- Gujarat to Delhi
- Among the oldest fold mountains
- Highest: Guru Shikhar
- One of the oldest fold mountains
- About 670 km long
- Guru Shikhar highest
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on physiography.
Note for UPSC
Among the oldest fold mountains in the world, running from Gujarat to Delhi. Highest point: Guru Shikhar (Mount Abu).
Questions test the order of ranges, the states they cover and the rivers and passes linked with them.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Aravalli Range yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Mountain range
- State / UT
- Rajasthan
- Extent on map
- 24.6°–27.1°N, 72.1°–74.5°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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- Physiographic Divisions of India in Depth (map lesson)
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
- The Indian Monsoon: Mechanism, Seasons and Variability (map lesson)