Anaimalai Hills, Western Ghats

Name: Anaimalai Hills
Address: Western Ghats, India

#13 among attractions in Western Ghats

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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The Anaimalais or Anamala, also known as the Elephant Mountains, are a range of mountains in the southern Western Ghats and span the border of western Tamil Nadu and central Kerala in Southern India. The name anamala is derived from the Tamil word aanai, the Malayalam word aana, meaning elephant, or from tribal languages. Mala or Malai means 'hill', and thus 'Elephant hill'. ()

Local name: अन्नामलाई की पहाड़ियाँ Maximum elevation: 8842 ftElevation: 8842 ftCoordinates: 10°10'16"N, 77°3'48"E

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Anaimalai Hills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carmelagiri Elephant Park, Anamudi, South Western Ghats montane rain forests, Munnar Tea Museum.

5.7 miSE
Forest
Carmelagiri Elephant Park, Munnar
146 min walk • Carmelagiri Elephant Park is a private park for elephant riding through the hilly paths of Munnar forest, a part of Kerala tourism, India.
~930 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Anamudi, Western Ghats
5 min walk • Anamudi is a mountain located in Ernakulam district and Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and in South India, at an elevation of 2,695 metres and a topographic prominence of 2,479 metres.
0.4 miSE
Area
South Western Ghats montane rain forests
10 min walk • The South Western Ghats montane rain forests is an ecoregion in South India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu at elevations from 1,000 to 2,695 m. Annual rainfall in this ecoregion exceeds 2,800 mm.
5.3 miS
Museum
Munnar Tea Museum, Munnar
135 min walk • The KDHP Tea Museum is an industry and history museum situated in Munnar, a town in the Idukki district of Kerala in South India. Tata Tea Museum is its official name, but it's also known as Nalluthanni Estate where it is located, or Kannan Devan Hills Plantation Tea Museum.
5.5 miN
Forest
North Western Ghats montane rain forests
139 min walk • The North Western Ghats montane rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern Indian peninsula. It covers an area of 30,900 square kilometers, extending down the spine of the Western Ghauts range, from southernmost Gujarat through Damaon, Maharashtra, Goa& Karnataka.
4.2 miN
Natural attraction, Protected area,
Eravikulam, Western Ghats
109 min walk • Eravikulam National Park is a 97 km² national park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki and Ernakulam districts of Kerala in India. Situated between 10º05'N and 10º20' north, and 77º0' and 77º10' east, it is the first national park in Kerala.
2.9 miNE
, Park
Anamudi Shola National Park, Western Ghats
75 min walk • Anamudi Shola National Park is a protected area located along the Western Ghats of Idukki district in Kerala state, India. It is composed of Mannavan shola, Idivara shola and Pullardi shola, covering a total area of around 7.5 km².
5.4 miS
Museum
KHDP Tea Museum, Munnar
138 min walk • The KDHP Tea Museum is an industry and history museum situated in Munnar, a town in the Idukki district of Kerala in South India. Tata Tea Museum is its official name, but it's also known as Nalluthanni Estate where it is located, or Kannan Devan Hills Plantation Tea Museum.
0.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Tropical evergreen forests of India, Western Ghats
10 min walk • Tropical evergreen forests of India are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Western Ghats, which fringe the Arabian Sea, the coastline of peninsular India, and the greater Assam region in the north-east.
5.4 miS
Universities and schools
College of Engineering Munnar, Munnar
138 min walk • The Govt.College of Engineering Munnar is situated in the Munnar hillstation of the State of Kerala, India. College of Engineering Munnar is an Institute of higher learning established by Government of Kerala and is managed by the Center for Continuing Education Kerala.