Knuckles mountain range also called the Misty mountain range, Knuckles forest reserve and Dumbara. The knuckles forest reserve belongs to Central Province of Srilanka and and extends over 21,000ha. Knuckles mountain range cover parts of kandy and Matale districts. It is separated from the main central highlands. The knuckles mountain range 19KM distance northwest to southeast direction. There are about 35 peaks, rising above 915m in the knuckles region. In the knuckles mountain range Kirigalpoththa (1648m) & Gombaniya (1906m) hills are highest mountain in the knuckles.