Selbari is a mountain range located in Nashik District in Maharashtra,

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. Spanning east-west the hills form the northernmost extent of the Sahyadris and serve as a natural boundary between Nashik District and

Dhule district Dhule district (Marathi pronunciation: ̪ʰuɭeː is a district of Maharashtra, India. The city of Dhule is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of North Maharashtra. The Dhule district previously comprised tracts o ...

. The range is gifted with a number of peaks including the only two-pinnacled peak of

Mangi-Tungi Mangi-Tungi is a prominent twin-pinnacled peak with plateau in between, located near Tahrabad about 125 km from Nashik, Maharashtra, India. Mangi, high above sea level, is the western pinnacle and Tungi, high, the eastern. Mangi-Tungi ...

rising to a considerable height of up to 1,331 meters. Traditionally, the range is limited to the hills sprawling north of the

Mausam River The Mausam River (Mosam River, Mokshaganga River) is a river in Nashik District in Maharashtra, India., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency It is a left tributary of the Girna River. Course The Mausam River arises in the Weste ...

but extended definitions also include those south of the Mosam river which are connected to the former in a semi-circular loop. This shorter southern extension is known as the Dolbhari hills named after a village settlement around their base. To avoid disambiguity, sources refer to this agglomeration as the Selbari-Dholbari range.

Geology

The mountain range was formed by the same historical events that gave birth to the Western Ghats. Resting on the Deccan Plateau geologically identified as a large igneous province, it consists of solidified Flood basalt dating back to the Cenozoic era.

Geography

The peaks progressively lose altitude towards the east, with westernmost peaks being twice as tall as those at the eastern end. East of this hill is situated the Selbari pass facilitating road communication in the depression caused by the headward erosion across this range by the Salvar nala, a tributary of the Panjhra river of

. Further east are situated the Hindabari pass and Thermal fort. Near the eastern extremity of this range within the district is situated the Galna fort, which has given its name to this line of hills, commanding a pass route from south to north. The western edge falls gently to the Dang region in

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List of notable peaks

The Highest list in the Selbari range (excluding Dholbari) is the

peak with its higher pinnacle Mangi rising up to 4360 feet. If one includes the Dholbari range then, the tallest peak would be

Salher Salher is a place located near Waghamba in Satana tehsil in Nashik district of Maharashtra, India.The old name of Salher was Gavalgarh, which was based on the name of the local Bhil king named Gaval Bhil, he was the discoverer of this place. I ...

which is also the highest fort and the second highest peak in Maharashtra. Mangi Tungi twin pinnacle

Additional peaks in the Silbari-Dholbari range:

References

{{Western Ghats Nashik district

Geology

Geography

List of notable peaks

See also

References