Adam's Peak

Adam's Peak, also known as Sri Pada, is a 2,243 meter conical mountain in central Sri Lanka's Sabaragamuwa Province, roughly 40 kilometers northeast of Ratnapura, notable for casting a distinct triangular shadow at sunrise. Near its summit lies a rock formation resembling a footprint, about 1.8 meters long, which gives the mountain its Sinhala name Sri Pada, meaning sacred footprint. The footprint is venerated by multiple faiths: Buddhists attribute it to the Buddha, Hindus to Shiva or Hanuman, and Islamic and Christian tradition to Adam or Saint Thomas, making the mountain one of the few pilgrimage sites shared across several of the world's major religions. It is also considered the home of the Buddhist deity Saman and forms an important watershed for the surrounding region. This entity documents Adam's Peak specifically as a geological formation, an isolated conical peak, distinct from its treatment as a religious pilgrimage subject on the Divinity Atlas.