Tadiandamol or Thadiyandamol is the highest
mountain
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of
Madikeri
Madikeri (), earlier called as Mercara is city and headquarters of Kodagu district in the Karnataka state of India. It is recognised as one of the world's eight "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...
taluk
Kodagu
Kodagu district () (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative List of districts of Karnataka, district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State at which point it was merged ...
district, Karnataka, India. It is the third highest peak in
Karnataka
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, after Mullayyanagiri & Kudremukha. It is located
Western Ghats range, and reaches an elevation of 1,748 m. The mountain has patches of
shola
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forest
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s 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
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.
It is a place of interest for
trekkers and
naturalist
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s. The climb to the top and back can be completed as a day hike(within 5hrs) and the entry is closed at 5:00 pm; camping is banned since December 2016.The best time to visit the peak is July-end to September(after monsoon) as greenery is observed well in these months.
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'', and the name also could translate as ''Broad Hill''.
Gallery
File:Tadiandamol Trek 25Aug Pic 1 View From Top.jpg, View from Tadiandamol Peak during august end
File:Tadiandamol Trek 25Aug Pic 2 View From Top.jpg, View from Tadiandamol Peak
File:Tadiandamol Trek 25Aug Pic 0 View From Top.jpg, Greenery seen from Tadiandamol Peak
File:Tadiandamol Trek 25Aug Pic 4 View From Second Topmost.jpg, View From Second Topmost hill during Tadiandamol trekking
File:Tadiandamol Trek Starting point near checkpost.jpg, checkpost and starting point of Tadiandamol Trek
File:Tadiandamol Trek Starting point near checkpost 2.jpg, checkpost and starting point of Tadiandamol Trek pic 2
File:Tadiandamol Trek Starting point near resort.jpg, Tadiandamol Trekking starting point view from Resort
File:Tadiandamol Trek View from 2nd viewpoint pic 1.jpg, Tadiandamol Trek View from 2nd viewpoint
See also
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Virajpet
The town of Virajpet also spelled as Virajapete () is township of the district of Kodagu, in India's southern States and union territories of India, State of Karnataka. It is the main town of the ''Virajpet taluka'', south of the district, and b ...
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Madikeri
Madikeri (), earlier called as Mercara is city and headquarters of Kodagu district in the Karnataka state of India. It is recognised as one of the world's eight "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...
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Mangalore
Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...
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Bhagamandala
Bhagamandala is a pilgrimage place in Kodagu district of the Indian state of Karnataka.
Location
Bhagamandala is situated on the river Kaveri in its upstream stretches. At this place, the Kaveri is joined by two tributaries, the Kannike and ...
References
External links
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{{Western Ghats
Mountains of Karnataka
Geography of Kodagu district
Tourist attractions in Kodagu district