Piduruthalagala Mountain and the Forest Reserve is situated almost next to the heart of Nuwara Eliya Town. Nuwara Eliya being a mountain valley consists of a plateau that is shaped elliptically. The mountains situated on this plateau rises up to 2000 feet making some ridges. The plateau itself being 6240 feet above sea level makes the highest mountain peak that is Pidurutalagala to attain a height of 8292 feet (2527 mts) above sea level.
