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Kirigalpottha Mountain is second highest mountain of Sri Lanka. Situated at closed to Horton Plains of Sri Lanka. Highest mountain of Sri Lanka is Piduruthalagala Mountain. It's situated closed to Nuwaraeliya. It's 2524m high above sea level. Kirigalpottha is second and about 2395m high from sea level. This mountain also situated at Nuwaraeliya district of Sri Lanka. Third of Sri Lanka is Totupala Mountain and situated at east side of the Horton plains. Kirigalpottha is situated west side of the Horton plains.

Kirigalpottha consist several beauties and high amount of endemic varieties. Especially endemic birds, endemic plants, endemic animals are present in the Mountain. Out of those can be seen Binara flowers, Marathmal flowers (Rhododendron Arboretum), deer, horn chameleon, jungle fowl which also endemic varieties can be found at the Mountain. Leopards are kept for this place for keep naturally in environmental equilibrium.

Travel to this place is some what different. Need to come to the car park at Horton Plains. Then have to go to top of the forest on walk about 12km. There is no other clear way to travel. But another difficult way also has via Diyagama and Agarapathana area. It’s very difficult journey and more information cannot be retrieved.