Chembra Peak

Chembra
ചെമ്പ്ര കൊടുമുടി

View of Chembra Peak
Highest point
Elevation 2,050 m (6,730 ft)
Coordinates 11°30′44″N 76°05′22″E / 11.51222°N 76.08944°E / 11.51222; 76.08944Coordinates: 11°30′44″N 76°05′22″E / 11.51222°N 76.08944°E / 11.51222; 76.08944
Geography
Chembra

Kerala, India

Parent range Western Ghats
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Chembra Peak (Malayalam: ചെമ്പ്ര കൊടുമുടി) is the highest peak in Wayanad, at 2,050 m (6,730 ft) above sea level.[1] Chembra is located near the town of Meppady and is 8 km (5 mi) south of Kalpetta. It is part of the Wayanad hill ranges in Western Ghats, adjoining the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu and Vellarimala in Kozhikode district in Kerala. Chembra Peak is accessible by foot from Meppady. District Tourism Promotion Council provides guides and trekking equipment on hire charges to tourists.[2]

Lake en route to the top of Chembra Peak

Permission from the forest office in Meppady is required for trekking up to Chembra Peak. A heart shaped lake on the way to the top of the peak is a major tourist attraction. The lake is believed to have never dried up. You can find the lake halfway to the peak, after getting to the lake need to trek through about a km or two of dense trees. A 5 km (3 mi) journey from Meppadi town through tea estates to Erumakkolli.

Transportation

One can reach the forest office, from where a pass has to be acquired to trek the mountain. Also services of a guide can be availed, which might be very useful. The trek to the top takes 3 hours, and one can see almost the whole of Wayanad and parts of Malappuram, Kozhikkode and Nilgiri districts.

Chembra is located in Meppadi (Meppady) Panchayath, 11 km (7 mi) off NH212 (Kollegal - Mysore - Kozhikode). For people who prefer public transport, KSRTC (both Kerala & Karnataka) and a lot of private companies operate overnight deluxe buses between Kozhikode (aka Calicut) and Bengaluru. People taking buses can get down at Kalpetta and catch another bus to Meppadi. Meppadi is 11 km from Chundale, in the SH29, connecting Chundale to Ooty.

References

  1. "Official Website of Kerala Tourism". Retrieved 2007-10-01.
  2. "Keralam.com site". Retrieved 2007-10-01.

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