Saddle Peak (Andaman Islands)
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Saddle Peak or Saddle Hill is located on
North Andaman Island North Andaman Island is the northern island of Great Andaman of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. the island is lying n ...
in
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
's
Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated f ...
. At 732 m, it is the highest point of the archipelago in the
Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line betwee ...
. The peak is located close to the east coast. It is surrounded by Saddle Peak National Park. It is located to the south of
Diglipur Diglipur (sometimes spelled Diglipore) is the largest town of North Andaman Island, in the Andaman Archipelago, India. It is located on the southern side of Aerial Bay, at above sea level, north of Port Blair. It is crossed by the Kalpong Riv ...
and to the southwest of Kalipur Beach. A scenic viewpoint, Mehendi Tikrey View Point, is located just to the east of the peak, and a reservoir, Kalpong Dam, is located just to the peak's west.


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Mountains of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Highest points of Indian states and union territories North Andaman Island {{Asia-mountain-stub