Pidurutalagala
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Pidurutalagala or Mount Pedro in English, is an ultra prominent peak
, and the tallest mountain
in Sri Lanka
, at 2524 m (8,281 ft). Mount Pedro is located close to the city of Nuwara Eliya
, and is easily visible from most areas of the Central Province.
It's summit is home to the central communications array of the Government of Sri Lanka and armed forces, and serves as an important point in the country's radar system. The peak is currently designated as an "Ultra-high security zone", and is protected by a large military base; being strictly off limits to the general public.
On the 1st of March 2010, a small wildfire
broke out over the mountain's forest cover. The fire destroyed 3 acre (0.01214058 km²) of forest, before being doused by the Sri Lanka Air Force and nearly 300 local residents.
Ultra prominent peak
An ultra prominent peak, or Ultra for short, is a mountain with a topographic prominence of or more. There are a total of roughly 1,524 such peaks in the world. Some are famous even to non-climbers, such as Mount Everest, Aconcagua, and Mount McKinley , while others are much more obscure...
, and the tallest mountain
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, at 2524 m (8,281 ft). Mount Pedro is located close to the city of Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya , meaning "city on the plain " or "city of light", is a town in the central highlands of Sri Lanka with a picturesque landscape and temperate climate. It is located at an altitude of 1,868 m and is considered to be the most important location for Tea production in Sri Lanka...
, and is easily visible from most areas of the Central Province.
It's summit is home to the central communications array of the Government of Sri Lanka and armed forces, and serves as an important point in the country's radar system. The peak is currently designated as an "Ultra-high security zone", and is protected by a large military base; being strictly off limits to the general public.
On the 1st of March 2010, a small wildfire
Wildfire
A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...
broke out over the mountain's forest cover. The fire destroyed 3 acre (0.01214058 km²) of forest, before being doused by the Sri Lanka Air Force and nearly 300 local residents.
See also
- Geography of Sri LankaGeography of Sri LankaSri Lanka, also sometimes called Ceylon, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, located in Southern Asia, southeast of India, in a strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes. It has a total area of 65,610 km², with 64,740 km² of land and 870 km² of water. Its coastline is...
- List of mountains in Sri Lanka
- Extreme points of Sri LankaExtreme points of Sri LankaThis is a list of the extreme points of Sri Lanka.-Heading:-Altitude:* Highest point: Pidurutalagala , -See also:*Extreme points of Earth*Geography of Sri Lanka...