Kaimur Mountains
The Kaimur Mountains ( Hindi : कैमूर Kaimur [ kɛːmuːr ]; . English Kaimur range or Kaimur Hills ) are an extension of the Vindhyagebirges in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh and Bihar .
The Kaimur Mountains extend from Katangi near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh to Sasaram in Bihar. The mountain range, which is almost 500 kilometers long and 80 kilometers wide, runs from southwest to northeast through Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh ( Sonbhadra district ) and Bihar ( Kaimur and Rohtas districts ). The Kaimur Mountains reach a height of up to 600 meters. To the south they drop abruptly to the deeply cut valley of the Son River.
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Coordinates: 24 ° 35 ' N , 82 ° 4' E