Pidurutalagala
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Pidurutalagala (Template:Langx, pronounced Script error: No such module "IPA"., Straw Plateau Rock), or previously Mount Pedro in English, is the highest mountain in Sri Lanka, at Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] It is situated North-North-East from the town of Nuwara Eliya and is easily visible from most areas of the Central Province. Its summit is home to the central communications array of the Government of Sri Lanka and armed forces and serves as an important point in the country's radar system. The peak is currently designated as an "ultra-high security zone", and protected by a large military base; the peak is strictly off-limits to the general public.
On 1 March 2010, a small wildfire broke out over the mountain's forest cover. The fire destroyed Script error: No such module "convert". of forest, before being doused by the Sri Lanka Air Force and nearly 300 local residents.[2][3]
See also
- Geography of Sri Lanka
- List of mountains of Sri Lanka
- Extreme points of Sri Lanka
- List of elevation extremes by country
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References
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