Travel Guide Adam'S Peak (Sri Pada)

Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) is one of the most important mountains in Sri Lanka, both geographically and religiously. Its peak is 2,243 meters above sea level. Revered by the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka, the Veddas, who called it Samanala Kanda (Saman, one of the four guardian deities of the island), its summit is said to have a footprint carved into the stone. On a clear day, from the top of Sri Pada, one can discern the shadow of the mountain, straight and perfectly vertical, in the middle of the mist. This unexplainable natural phenomenon is said to be unique in the world.According to the ancient Sinhalese, the distance between Ceylon and Paradise was only 40 miles and one could hear from the top of the mountain the sound of the fountains of Paradise. Adam's Peak is also called "Samanalakande", "Butterfly Mountain" because in March of each year, millions of butterflies fly to its summit to die.