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Kottamalai
கோட்டமலை കോട്ടമല
Kottamalai Location of Kottaimalai Peak in Western Ghats
Highest point
Elevation	2,019 m (6,624 ft)[1]
Coordinates	9°31′16″N 77°24′07″E / 9.521°N 77.402°E / 9.521; 77.402
Naming
Language of name	Tamil, Malayalam
Geography
Location	Periyar Tiger Reserve in Idukki District, Kerala.
Parent range	Western Ghats
Climbing
Easiest route	hike

Kottamalai (கோட்டமலை - കോട്ടമല) is the highest peak in Southern part of Western Ghats located in Periyar tiger reserve in Idukki district of Kerala is a tall mountain peak situated in the Western Ghats at an altitude of 2,019m.^[1] It is one of the few tall peaks in the Western Ghats; and the highest peak of all in the Periyar plateau exceeding 2,000m.]).^[2][3]

Kottamala is the southernmost peak higher than 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) in India. There is also a temple in the foothills

References

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