Bible Rock [ Bathalegala ] Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

The Bathalegala mountain, rising to a height of 798 m above sea level, is situated near Aranayake in Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province. People travelling on the A1 mainroad from Colombo (or the Bandaranaike Airport or Pinnawela Orphanage) to Kandy will remember the serpentine road with the steepest gradient, approximately 20 km away from Kandy. This historical pass and the nearby village uphill are called Kadugannawa. From Kadugannawa pass you enjoy a wonder full view to the western highlands. Bathalegala is the the most striking mountain in this scenery, due to its prominent vertical cliffs surrounding flat top surface. Bathalegala (also spelt Batalegala) Kanda was known as “Bible Rock” in the colonial period, because this table mountain resembles an open book or inspired fantasies of how Mount Sinai could look like.