(3) Parasnath is a mountain peak in the Parasnath Range, situated at the eastern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Giridih district of Jharkhand. Its height is 1366 metres. It is the highest mountain peak in Jharkhand. On the mountaintop there is the Shikharji Jain temple, an important tirtha or Jain pilgrimage site.