Sri Pada (Sri Lanka)

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Samanala Mountain
Sri Pada Mountain
The view of Sri Pada from a distance
Elevation	2,243 m (7,359 ft)
Location
Location	Sabaragamuwa (Sri Lanka)
Range	Samanala
Coordinates	6°48′41″N 80°29′59″E / 6.81139°N 80.49972°E / 6.81139; 80.49972

Sri Pada (also Adam's peak; Sinhalese Samanalakanda - සමනළ කන්ද "butterfly mountain", Tamil Sivanolipatha Malai - சிவனொளி பாதமலை), is a 2,243 metres (7,359 ft) tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada "sacred footprint", a 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) rock formation near the summit, in Buddhist tradition it is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Shiva and in Muslim and Christian tradition that of Adam.^[1]