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Mattupetty: Mattupetty
is situated at a height of 1700 m above
sea level. Mattupetty Lake and Dam is a
beautiful picnic spot with the panoramic
view of the tea plantations and the lake.
Boating facilities are available in the
reservoir. Mattupetty is also well known
for its highly specialized dairy farm -
the Indo-Swisss Live Stock project. The
Shola forests in and around Mattupetty are
ideal for trekking and are habitat to a
variety of birds. Rivulets and cascades
crisscross the terrain here, which again
adds more attraction to the place.
Rajamala: Rajamala is
the natural habitat of Nilgiri Tahr. Half
the world population of this rare mountain
goat is found here, which is fast becoming
extinct.
Echo Point:
Echo Point has a natural echo phenomenon
and offers panoramic views.
Eravikulam National
Park: A sanctuary for the endangered
mountain goat of South India, the Nilgiri
Tahr ( Hemitragus hylocrious), the Eravikulam
National Park stands out for the stark beauty
of its rolling grasslands and sholas, spread
over 97 sq km in the Rajamalai hills.
Anamudi:
the highest peak (2695 m) south of the Himalayas,
towers over the sanctuary in majestic pride.
The slopes of the hills abound in all kinds
of rare flora and fauna. The Atlas moth,
the largest of its kind in the world, is
a unique inhabitant of the park. Other rare
species of fauna found here are the Nilgiri
Langur, the lion-tailed macaque, leopards,
tigers, etc.
An ideal place for trekking,
facilities are provided here and tourists
are allowed to go on foot up to Anamudi. |