Peacock Hill

Peacock Hills is a nice  hiking  place in Sri Lanka. It is a  point with a panoramic view. The height of the Peacock Hills is 1518m above sea level.The mountain is situated in the Pussellawa area of the Nuwara Eliya District.Locals call this mountain “Monara Kanda” or "Monaragala" because it is shaped like a Peacock.

Monara Kanda also has a historical background. If we take the life story of King Dutugamunu , this village becomes a turning point because he spent 12 years in Kotagepitiya,a village at the foot of this mountain. Prince King Dutugemunu is one of the most famous kings in Sri Lankan history.Due to a conflict with his father,he fled to Kothmale and hid. It is also said that he lived in that village as a farmer and shepherd and he took his chicken to Monara Kanda.

You first need to come to Pussellawa town to start the journey.The distance to Pussellawa from Kandy is 35km and from Nuwara Eliya it is about 45km.It is a town on theborder of the districts of Kandy and Nuwara Eliya.After the pussellawa, you must travel another 5km to the starting point.You will see many beautiful tea plantations along that route. This is not a hard hike and you can come to the top within 30 minutes.From the hilltop, you can see Gampola Town, Nawalapitiya Town, Pussellawa Town, Nuwara Eliya Town, Ambuluwawa, Dolosbage Mountain Range,Piduruthalagala Range, Kothmale Reservior and Mahaweli River are some of the things that you can observe from the Monara Kanda.