Doddabetta
Doddabetta | |
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List of Indian states and territories by highest point | |
Coordinates | 11°24′08.7″N 76°44′12.2″E / 11.402417°N 76.736722°E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Nilgiri Hills |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Doddabetta Road |
Doddabetta (Tamil pronunciation: Kannada language meaning big hill.
Flora
The area surrounding Doddabetta is mostly forested. Sholas cover the hollows of its slopes. Slightly stunted, rhododendron trees, in the midst of thick coarse grass, flowering sub-alpine shrubs and herbs are common, even very near the peak.[2][3]
Telescope House
There is an observatory at the top of Doddabetta with two telescopes available for the public. It was opened on 18 June 1983 and is run by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC). The average number of viewers in 2001-2002 was 3500 per day in season and 700 per day in the off season.[4]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doddabetta.
- ^ a b c "Southern Indian Subcontinent: 4 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Places of Interest:Doddabetta". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ "Hills and Peaks". National Informatics Centre, Nilgiris. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ "Ooty, Nilgiris". National Informatics Centre, Nilgiris. 20 August 2007. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011.