Valleys of Matheran

With an area of 7 squarekm at an altitude of 800m above sea level, Matheran is a forest rich in flora as well as fauna. Matheran is a type of table mountain with highly dense in vegetation. Being a mountain there are many cliifs and ridges in overall Matheran mountain. The valleys cliff and ridges in Matheran are gradual with some being very steep. Almost every mountain has a valley and the case is same with Matheran too. There are many valleys in Matheran. Some valleys are remote some are habitated, some are very dense some are sparse. Geographically the rock types are solely composed of Deccan trap with inter trappeans of Cretaceous and laterites of a still younger age. The rock is basalt. The surface is porous laterite which makes it looks red where as the valley soil is not that much red compared to the top of Matheran.

VALLEYS OF MATHERAN

1. Katwan Valley

2. Rambagh Valley
3. Kutargada Valley
4. Varosa (Onetreehill) Valley
5. Takya (Pisarnath) Valley
6. Gijnai Valley
7. Hashyachipatti Valley
8. Maldunga Valley
9. Vetaleshwar Valley

10. Peb Matheran Valley
11. Payarmal Valley
12. Garbett Bhivpuri Valley

13. Galti Valley

14. Bund Valley

Directional wise Matheran Valley:

North Valleys - Peb Matheran Valley

East Valleys - Payarmal - Katwan - Galti - Rambagh - Garbett Bhivpuri Valley

West Valleys - Bund - Takya - Gijnai - Hashyachipatti - Maldunga - Vetaleshwar

South Valleys - Kutargada - Varosa