Glenmorgan, Ooty

Glenmorgan

Glenmorgan
—  village  —
Glenmorgan
Location of Glenmorgan
in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District(s) The Nilgiris
Civic agency Udagamandalam Municipality Corporation
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 2,400 metres (7,900 ft)[1]
Climate

• Precipitation
Temperature

 Tropical wet (Köppen)

•      1,237 mm (48.7 in)
•      20 °C (68 °F)

Glenmorgan is a village located at a distance of 25 kilometers from Ooty. This place is known for its tea estates which includes one of the oldest tea estates in the region known as the Glenmorgan tea estate. The Pykara power house is located near the Glenmorgan estate, for which a lake at the foot of the estate forms the fore bay.

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Ropeway

One of the attractions here is a 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) rope way from a power house in Singara to Glenmorgan.[3] The ropeway has an inclination of nearly 41° for 300 metres (980 ft) near a stretch called the German Point making the ascent and descent through it difficult. For the purpose of accommodating Electricity Board officials and tourists, rest houses are available at both ends of the ropeway.[4]

Tourist attraction

Glenmorgan is used as a picnic spot by tourists and offers panoramic views of the Mudumalai National Park, Mysore, the Moyar valley and the power house at Singara.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Municipality". municipality.tn.gov.in. http://municipality.tn.gov.in/ooty/abt-muni.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  2. ^ "Ooty: In the Lap of the Nilgiris". batchmates.com. http://www.batchmates.com/bmtimes/content.aspx?contentId=1471. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  3. ^ a b "OOTY / UDHAGAI / UDHAGAMANDALAM / OOTACAMUND - GLENMORGAN". nilgiris.tn.gov.in. http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/ooty.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-24. 
  4. ^ "GLENMORGAN". nilgiris.nic.in. http://nilgiris.nic.in/ooty.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-24.