Kirigalpoththa is the second-tallest mountain in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
at
above mean sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level ...
, and is also the highest mountain in the country whose summit is accessible to the general public (the highest point,
Pidurutalagala, is occupied by a military base and off-limits to the public). The peak is situated near the city of
Nuwara Eliya, within the
Nuwara Eliya District
Nuwara Eliya District (; ) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census of Sri Lanka, population of Nuwara Eliya district is 703,610, of which 50.5 ...
.
Only one
hiking trail provides access to the mountain's summit via the
Horton Plains National Park, although the trail is not very popular.
See also
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Geography of Sri Lanka
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List of mountains in Sri Lanka
The following page lists the mountain peaks of Sri Lanka. The following list comprises mountains that have been thoroughly explored, with their altitudes measured by expert hikers in Sri Lanka. The classification of a separate mountain is determi ...
References
Mountains of Sri Lanka
Populated places in Nuwara Eliya District
Landforms of Nuwara Eliya District
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