Mount Pidurutalagala

Sri Lanka’s highest mountains—Pidurutalagala at 8,281 feet (2,524 meters), Kirigalpotta at 7,858 feet, and Adam’s Peak (Sri Pada) at 7,559 feet—are found in this area. The highlands, except on their western and southwestern flanks, are sharply defined by a series of escarpments, the most spectacular being the so-called…