Adam's Peak Sri Lanka

                               


 Adam's Peak Sri Lanka 

             

The amazing Adam's Peak is sri lanka's fourth highest mountain at 2,244m and is located 40km northeast of Rathnapura.Adam's peak or the siripada is an important pilgrim site.Buddhist believe the imperssion on the summit is the footprint of lord Buddha himself.Though it takes around 5 hours to reach the peak by foot,devotees of many religions climb the mountain daily to invoke blessings. The mountain is also named as Samanala Kanda or butterfly mountain.






 Biodiversity 

Adam's Peak is surrounded,largely by the forested hills,with no mountain of comparable size anywhere near the vicinity.The religion of peak wilderness sanctuary that encompass the adam's peak together with horton plains national park and knuckles Range, all in the central highlands of sri lanka is recognized as a World Heritage Site in the year 2011.
                   













Reaching The Peak 

Once you reach a final node ( Nallathanni or palabadda or Erathna) there begins the difficult journey through the jungle on foot.most of the pilgrims use the Hatton route as the journey can be reduce by more than five kilometers even though the slope of this route is much greater than the others.


The season and Timing 

The pilgrims season to Sri Pada traditionally a
Starts on the full moon of December and ends on the full moon of April.During the climb with each passing day. 

Night Ascension 

The greater part of the track leading from the base to the summit of adam's peak consists of dozens of steps built in cement or rough stones being illuminated with electric power lines. The night ascent is safe even when accompanying kids. With the track having night rest stops and wayside stalls and kiosks that serve refreshments,the goal of reaching the summit on time enjoy the spectacle of sunrise made even easier and less tiresome.

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