Tadiandamol
Tadiandamol | |
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Sholas on Tadiandamol showing Strobilanthes edges. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,748 m (5,735 ft) |
Coordinates | 12°13′3.2308″N 75°36′31.7340″E / 12.217564111°N 75.608815000°ECoordinates: 12°13′3.2308″N 75°36′31.7340″E / 12.217564111°N 75.608815000°E |
Geography | |
Tadiandamol Location of Tadiandamol, Karnataka Tadiandamol Location of Tadiandamol, Karnataka Tadiandamol Location of Tadiandamol, Karnataka | |
Location | Karnataka, India |
Parent range | Western Ghats |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Tadiandamol or Thadiyandamol (Kannada: ತಡಿಯಂಡಮೋಳು, Tadiyandamolu, Kodava : ತಡಿಯಂಡಮೋಳ, Tadiyandamol, ) is the highest mountain of Kodagu district, Karnataka, India. It is the fourth highest peak in Karnataka.[1] It is located Western Ghats range, and reaches an elevation of 1,748 m. The mountain has patches of shola forests in the valleys.
The Nalaknad (also known as Nalnad - meaning 4 villages) palace at the foothills is an important historical landmark. This was one of the landmarks mapped during the Great Trigonometric Survey.
It is a place of interest for trekkers and naturalists. The climb to the top and back can be completed as a day hike; camping is banned since December 2016.
Etymology
The name Tadiandamol literally means largest base (thadi = broad, large, huge; anda = belonging to (possessive) in Kodava; mol = hill, base, peak). It loosely means Tallest Mount,[2][3] and the name also could translate as Broad Hill.[4]
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