To the north of the Nuwara Eliya town rises Pidurutalagala (in Sinhala this translates as straw plateau rock), the highest mountain in Sri Lanka with a peak 2524m above sea level. For a view of the summit and a superb panorama of the surrounding hills and plantations, you can walk to the top of the picturesquely named single Tree Mountain, south of town off the Badulla road, in about 90 minutes.