Gorgaburu

{{short description|2nd highest peak in southern West Bengal, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Gorgaburu

| other_name =গর্গাবুরু পাহাড়

| photo =

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| highest =

| elevation_m = 677

| elevation_ref ={{cite journal|last1 =Ghosh|first1 =A.|last2 =Mandal|first2 =R.|last3 =Chakrabarty|first3 =P.|year= 2023|title = Inclusive Tourism Adopted to Geosites: A Study in the Ajodhya Hills of West Bengal in India|journal =Tourism and Hospitality|volume=4|issue=2|pages=321–335|doi=10.3390/tourhosp4020020 |doi-access=free }}{{rp|loc=Table 2.}}

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| range = Ajodhya Hills

| listing = Hills of West Bengal

| location = Purulia district, West Bengal, India

| map = India West Bengal # India

| coordinates = {{coord|23|08|37.3|N|86|07|42.8|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref ={{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place//@23.1449932,86.105312,14z|publisher=Google|title=Google maps: Gorgaburu Hill}}

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| map_image ={{OSM Location map

| width=300| height=340| zoom=10

| coord={{coord|23.316|86.050}}| float=center|caption=Places in Jhalda subdivision in Purulia district. Key:
M: municipality, C: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, X: craft centre, T: tourist centre, △: hills
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the locations in the larger map on click through may vary slightly.

|mark-coord1={{coord|23|23|42|N|85|59|54|E}} | label-pos1=left|label1= Chekya| numbered1=C| mark-title1= Chekya (Census Town)|label-color1= #800000 |label-sizeD=11| mark-sizeD=14|shapeD=l-circle|shape-colorD=#A40000|shape-outlineD=white|label-offset-x1=2

|mark-coord2={{coord|23|21|10|N|86|3|23|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2=Begunkodor| numbered2=C| mark-title2= Begunkodor (Census Town)

|mark-coord3={{coord|23|25|52|N|86|8|57|E}} | label-pos3=top|label3=Jaypur| numbered3=C| mark-title3= Jaypur, Purulia (Census Town)

|mark-coord4={{coord|23|22|12|N|85|58|12|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4= Jhalda| numbered4=M| mark-title4= Jhalda (M) |shape-color4=#800000

|mark-coord5={{coord|23|25|16|N|86|12|28|E}} | label-pos5=bottom|label5=Agharpur| numbered5=R| mark-title5= Agharpur (R) |shape-color5=#C42222

|mark-coord6={{coord|23|30|19|N|86|4|34|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6=Ananda Nagar| numbered6=R| mark-title6= Ananda Nagar, Purulia (R) |shape-color6=#C42222

|mark-coord7={{coord|23|11|50|N|86|3|0|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7=Baghmundi| numbered7=R| mark-title7= Baghmundi (R) |shape-color7=#C42222|ldy7=6

|mark-coord8={{coord|23|18|37|N|85|53|46|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8=Jargo| numbered8=R| mark-title8= Jargo, Purulia (R) |shape-color8=#C42222

|mark-coord9={{coord|23|24|47|N|86|4|46|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9=Jiudaru| numbered9=R| mark-title9= Jiudaru (R) |shape-color9=#C42222

|mark-coord10={{coord|23|24|22|N|86|4|12|E}} | label-pos10=bottom|label10=Kotshila| numbered10=R| mark-title10= Kotshila (R) |shape-color10=#C42222

|mark-coord11={{coord|23|21|20|N|85|57|11|E}} | label-pos11=bottom|label11=Masina| numbered11=R| mark-title11= Masina, Purulia (R) |shape-color11=#C42222

|mark-coord12={{coord|23|11|2|N|86|3|50|E}} | label-pos12=bottom|label12=Patardi| numbered12=R| mark-title12= Patardi (R)|shape-color12=#C42222|ldy12=2

|mark-coord13={{coord|23|22|45|N|85|53|26|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13=Tulin| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Tulin (R) |shape-color13=#C42222

|mark-coord14={{coord|23|11|44|N|85|53|37|E}} | label-pos14=bottom|label14= Suisa| numbered14=H| mark-title14= Suisa (H) |shape-color14=#AA6666

|mark-coord15={{coord|23|12|30|N|86|1|53|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15=Charida| numbered15=X| mark-title15= Charida (X)| shape-color15=#AA6666

|mark-coord16={{coord|23|12|34|N|86|7|49|E}} | label-pos16=right|ldy16=-5 |label16= Ajodhya Hill top | numbered16=T|shape-color16=green| mark-title16= Ajodhya Hills (T)

|mark-coord17={{coord|23|11|44|N|86|5|29|E}} | shape17=l-square| label-pos17=bottom |label17= Purulia| numbered17=T|shape-color17=green| mark-title17= Purulia Pumped Storage Power Station|ldy17=0|ldx17=6

|mark-coord18={{coord|23|12|25|N|86|5|5|E}} | label-pos18=top |label18= Bamni Falls | numbered18=T|shape-color18=green| mark-title18= Ajodhya Hills (T)

|mark-coord19={{coord|23|19|3|N|86|3|17|E}} | shape19=l-square|label-pos19=right |label19= Murguma Dam | numbered19=T|shape-color19=green| mark-title19= Murguma Dam

|mark-coord20={{coord|23.32|85.885}}| label20= Subarnarekha River| label-color20 = #77A1CB| label-angle20=-55| label-pos20=top| label-size20=9| mark-size20=0| mark-title20 =none

|mark-coord21={{coord|23.2708989|85.9921269}}|shape21=l-triangle|label21= Chamtuburu| label-color21 = #C42222| label-pos21=left| mark-title21 =Chamtuburu Pahar hill|numbered21=△|mark-description21={{cvt|720|m}}|ldy21=2

|mark-coord22={{coord|23.2894|N|86.0506|E}}| label22= Ajodhya^Hills| label-color22 = #C42222 | label-angle22=0| label-pos22=bottom| label-size22=14| mark-size22=0| mark-title22 =Ajodhya Hills

|mark-coord23={{coord|23|08|37.3|N|86|07|42.8|E}}|shape23=l-triangle|label23= Gorgaburu|shape-color23=black| label-color23 = black| label-pos23=left| mark-title23 =Gorgaburu hill|numbered23=△|mark-description23={{cvt|677|m}}|ldy23=2|label-size23=14

|mark-coord24={{coord|23|14|37.7|N|86|08|18.0|E}}|shape24=l-triangle|label24= Chandni Hill|label-color24 = #C42222| label-pos24=right| mark-title24 =Chandni Pahar hill|numbered24=△|mark-description24={{cvt|620|m}}|ldy24=2

|arc-coordA={{coord|23.45|85.86}}|arc-textA= JHARKHAND| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA=-50| arc-gapA=3.5| arc-radiusA=0.43}}

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Gorgaburu is the second highest peak of the Ajodhya Hills with a height of {{convert|677|m|abbr=off}}. It is the second highest point in southern part of West Bengal. It is located at Western plateau and highlands of Purulia district.

It is a conical hill formed out of the granite and gneiss of the hills.