Editing Vindhya Range (section)

== Elevation ==

Different sources vary on the average elevation of the Vindhyas, depending on their definition of the range. M. C. Chaturvedi mentions the average elevation as {{convert|300|m}}.<ref name="Mahesh2012">{{cite book |author=Mahesh Chandra Chaturvedi |title=Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Waters: Advances in Development and Management |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFvVY4jAJfgC&pg=PA19|date=27 August 2012 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-4398-7376-2 |page=19 }}</ref> Pradeep Sharma states that the "general elevation" of the Vindhyas is {{convert|300|-|650|m}}, with the range rarely going over {{convert|700|m}} during its {{convert|1200|km}} extent.<ref name="Pradeep2007" />

The highest point of the Vindhyas is the Sad-bhawna Shikhar ("Goodwill Peak"), which lies {{convert|2467|ft|m|order=flip}} above the sea level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diethatta.nic.in/tour.htm |title=Places of Interest |publisher=[[District Institute for Education and Training|DIET]] [[Hatta, Madhya Pradesh|Hatta]] |access-date=20 June 2014 }}</ref> Also known as the Kalumar peak or Kalumbe peak, it lies near [[Singrampur]] in the [[Damoh district]], in the area known as Bhanrer or Panna hills.<ref name="WWHunter1908">{{cite book |author=William Wilson Hunter |title=Imperial Gazetteer of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O39DAAAAYAAJ |year=1908 |publisher=Clarendon Press |page=316 }}</ref> Historical texts include [[Amarkantak]] ({{convert|1000|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=x|+ or }}+) in the Vindhyas, but today, it is considered a part of the [[Maikal Range]], which is considered as an extension of the Satpuras.<ref name="KSUnni1996">{{cite book |author=K. Sankaran Unni |title=Ecology of River Narmada |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=00jcLwUPhrwC&pg=PA15 |year=1996 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7024-765-4 |page=15 }}</ref>

{{Wide image|Vindhyas as seen from Bhimbetka.jpg|1000px|Vindhyas as seen from [[Bhimbetka]]}}