Mount Japfü (, ), is a mountain peak of the
Barail Range, located in
Kohima District of
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...
in India, about south of
Kohima, the capital of Nagaland.
Geography
With a summit elevation of , it is the fourth highest mountain in the Indian state of Nagaland and the highest in the
Barail Range.
The peak of Mount Japfü receives snowfall in the winter months from December to February.
Flora
Mount Japfü holds the
Guinness World Record for the tallest
Rhododendron
''Rhododendron'' (; : ''rhododendra'') is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the Ericaceae, heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan ...
tree in the world. It was discovered in 1993 and recorded a height of .
See also
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List of mountains in Nagaland
References
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Mountains of Nagaland
Landforms of Nagaland