Satpura Hills
| Satpura Range सातपुडा पर्वत |
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Pachmarhi valley
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Dhupgarh |
| Elevation | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) |
| Coordinates | 22°27′2″N 78°22′14″E / 22.45056°N 78.37056°E |
| Geography | |
Topographic map of India showing the Satpura range in the Central region
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| Country |
 India
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| States | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat |
| Range coordinates | 21°59′N 74°52′E / 21.983°N 74.867°ECoordinates: 21°59′N 74°52′E / 21.983°N 74.867°E |
The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat state running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to the east till Chhattisgarh. The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these two east-west ranges divide Indian Subcontinent into the Indo-Gangetic plain of northern India and the Deccan Plateau of the south. The Narmada River originates from north-eastern end of Satpura and runs in the depression between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges, draining the northern slope of the Satpura range, running west towards the Arabian Sea. The Tapti River originates in the eastern-central part of Satpura, crossing the range in the center and running west at the range's southern slopes before meeting the Arabian Sea at Surat, draining the central and southern slopes of the range. The Godavari River and its tributaries drain the Deccan plateau, which lies south of the range, and the Mahanadi River drains the easternmost portion of the range. The Godavari and Mahanadi rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal. At its eastern end, the Satpura range meets the hills of the Chota Nagpur Plateau.
Satpura is originally derived from Sanskrit word "Shatpura" (Devnagari: शतपुरा), which means "Hundred Mountains."
The eastern portion of the range receives more rainfall than the western portion, and the eastern range, together with the Eastern Ghats, constitute the eastern highlands moist deciduous forests ecoregion. The seasonally dry western portion of the range, together with the Narmada valley and the western Vindhya Range, are within the Narmada valley dry deciduous forests ecoregion.
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