Pidurutalagala, Mountain summit in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka.

Pidurutalagala is the highest mountain in Sri Lanka, rising to 2,524 meters in the Nuwara Eliya District. This peak forms part of the central Piduru Ridges and stands as the tallest point across the island.

Pidurutalagala was known in English as Mount Pedro before its summit became a military and communications site. The peak now hosts the central communications array of the Government of Sri Lanka and the armed forces, and it is protected as an ultra-high security zone. On 1 March 2010, a wildfire burned 1.2 hectares of forest before being doused by the Sri Lanka Air Force and nearly 300 local residents.

Pidurutalagala is Sinhala for Straw Plateau Rock, from piduru (straw) and talagala (plateau rock). The summit also carries the English colonial name Mount Pedro. The peak lies at the meeting point of four of the 92 one-inch survey maps that divide Sri Lanka: Badulla, Nuwara Eliya, Gampola and Haputale.

Visiting the summit requires advance permission from military authorities since defense installations occupy the area. You should contact relevant officials beforehand to understand if and how access might be arranged.

On 1 March 2010 a wildfire burned 1.2 hectares of forest on the mountain's slopes. The Sri Lanka Air Force and nearly 300 local residents put it out together. The summit also marks the meeting point of four of the 92 map sheets that divide Sri Lanka: Badulla, Nuwara Eliya, Gampola and Hanguranketha.