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Adam's Peak is a 2,243 m (7,359 ft) tall conical sacred mountain located in central Sri Lanka.It is well known for the Sri Pada (Śrī Pāda; Sinhala: ශ්‍රී පාද, "sacred footprint"), a 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) rock formation near the summit whose name is also used for the mountain itself. In Buddhist tradition the print is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Hanuman or Shiva (its Tamil name, Sivanolipaathamalai, means "Mountain of Shiva's Light") and in some Islamic and Christian traditions that of Adam or St. Thomas.
Elevation
2,243 m (7,359 ft)
Coordinates
6°48′34″N 80°29′59″E
Native name
ශ්‍රී පාදය (සමනළ කන්ද) (Sinhala)
சிவனொளிபாதமலை (Tamil)