Vellarimala Hills is a mountain range in

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, spread across

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Panchayat in

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and Meppadi Panchayat in

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Description

Vellarimala forms a part of a high hill range of what is otherwise known as the Camel's Hump Mountains, a part of the Western Ghats. Most of the hill range falls in the Meppadi Forest Range of the South Wayanad Division, with some parts falling in the Thamarassery Range of the Kozhikode Division. They are semi-contiguous with Nilgiris or Nilgiri Hills in

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, separated by the Chaliyar Valley. The plateau of

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lies on the eastern slopes of these hills and merges gradually with the Mysore plateau. The hill ranges are accessible by foot from Muthappanpuzha, near Anakkampoyil, a small town about 50 km from Kozhikode. About 6 km by foot from Muthappanpuzha on the way to Vellarimala hills is the waterfall called Olichuchattam. It is situated 15 km from

. KSRTC bus services are available from

Anakkampoyil Anakkampoil is a hill Village in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. is located about 50 km from the Kozhikode situated at the foothills of Vellarimala. Blessed with the presence of streams and lush forests in the valleys of lush green hills ...

and Muthappanpuzha. Swargam Kunnu is also situated here. Vellarimala - Swargam Kunnu - Masthakappara - Olichuchattam - Marippuzha-Muthappanpuzha Trekking is available with forest permission. Now road is available from Thiruvambady to Marippuzha. This block of compact high mountains between 1200m-2000m which is floristically and faunistically similar to the Nilgiri Hills. The tallest peak in this range is called Vavul Mala. At an elevation of , it is the tallest of the Western Ghats to the north of Nilgiri Hills and lies on the border between Kozhikode and

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districts. In the same complex of peaks, less than 3 km away is the second highest peak of the range, Vellarimala peak. It lies on the trijunction of Wayanad, Kozhikode and Malappuram districts at an elevation of and is the highest peak in Wayanad.

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* http://naturecalling.in/vellarimala-trek/ * http://naturecalling.in/vavul-mala-trekking/ * Biodiversity of Southern Western Ghats, An Action Plan. Dr.Satish Chandran Nair. Hill stations in Kerala Populated places in the Western Ghats Geography of Kozhikode district Mountains of Kerala Tourist attractions in Kozhikode district Geography of Wayanad district Thamarassery area Tourist attractions in Wayanad district {{Kozhikode-geo-stub