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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Selbari Range
| photo =
| photo_caption = As seen from Mangi
| district = [[Nasik]]
| range = [[Western Ghats]]
| elevation_m = 1331
| map = Maharashtra
| map_size = 300
| coordinates = {{coord|20|50|29.5|N|74|05|32.7|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| label_position = right
| type = [[Flood basalt]]
| geology = [[Basalt]]
}}

'''Selbari''' is a mountain range located in [[Nashik District]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. Spanning east-west the hills form the northernmost extent of the [[Western Ghats|Sahyadris]] and serve as a natural boundary between [[Nashik District]] and [[Dhule district]]. The range is gifted with a number of peaks including the only two-pinnacled peak of [[Mangi-Tungi]] rising to a considerable height of up to 1,331 meters.

Traditionally, the range is limited to the hills sprawling north<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130925092947/http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nasik/004%20General/001%20Geography.htm] </ref> of the [[Mausam River]] but extended definitions also include those south of the Mosam river which are connected to the former in a semi-circular loop. This shorter southern extension is known as the Dolbhari hills named after a village settlement around their base. To avoid disambiguity, sources refer to this agglomeration as the Selbari-Dholbari<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/Ei/Mangi-Tungi_-Trek-Nashik-District.html|title=Mangi-Tungi , Nashik District, Western Ghats, India, Adventure, Trekking|website=Trekshitiz.com|accessdate=30 December 2018}}</ref> range.

==Geology ==
The mountain range was formed by the same historical events that gave birth to the Western Ghats. Resting on the Deccan Plateau geologically identified as a large igneous province, it consists of solidified Flood basalt dating back to the Cenozoic era.

== Geography ==
The peaks progressively lose altitude towards the east, with westernmost peaks being twice as tall as those at the eastern end. East of this hill is situated the Selbari pass facilitating road communication in the depression caused by the headward erosion across this range by the Salvar nala, a tributary of the Panjhra river of [[Dhule district]]. Further east are situated the Hindabari pass and Thermal fort. Near the eastern extremity of this range within the district is situated the Galna fort, which has given its name to this line of hills, commanding a pass route from south to north. The western edge falls gently to the Dang region in [[Gujarat]].

== List of notable peaks ==
The Highest list in the Selbari range (excluding Dholbari) is the [[Mangi-Tungi]] peak with its higher pinnacle Mangi rising up to 4360 feet. If one includes the Dholbari range then, the tallest peak would be [[Salher]] which is also the highest fort and the [[List of mountain peaks of Maharashtra|second highest peak]] in [[Maharashtra]].

[[File:Mangi Tungi twin pinnacle.jpg|right |thumb|Mangi-Tungi]]
[[File:Salher Fort.jpg|right | thumb|Salher]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name !! Elevation in meters
|-
| [[Mangi-Tungi]] || 1,331m
|-
| Tambolya || 1,078m
|-
| Nhavi Killa || 1280
|-
|Hanumantgad || 1062
|-
| Der Kharak || 1099
|-
|}

Additional peaks in the Silbari-Dholbari range:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name !! Elevation in meters
|-
| [[Salher]] || 1,567m
|-
| Takara || 1,478m
|-
| Mulher || 1,317m
|-
| Chauler || 1,137m
|-
|Galna || 787m
|-
|}

== See also==

* [[Satmala Range]]
* [[List of mountain peaks of Maharashtra]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Western Ghats}}

[[Category:Nashik district]]

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