Elivai Mala

Elivai Mala
ഏലിവ മല

Location in Kerala

Highest pointElevation2,088 m (6,850 ft)^[1]Prominence1,540 m (5,050 ft)^[1]ListingUltraCoordinates10°56′N 76°38′E / 10.933°N 76.633°E / 10.933; 76.633^[1]GeographyLocationBorder of Mannarkad Taluk and Palakkad taluk, Palakkad district, Kerala, IndiaParent rangeWestern Ghats

Elivai Mala (ഏലിവ മല) is a 2,088-metre-tall (6,850 ft)^[1] peak in the Western Ghats(Sahyadri Mountains) of South India. The mountain lies in (Mannarkad taluk) Palakkad district of Kerala, close to the border with Tamil Nadu. With a topographic prominence of 1,540 metres^[2] it is one of the ultra prominent peaks of South Asia. It forms the highest point in the Western Ghats to the immediate north of the Palakkad Gap. It is the highest peak in between Anamalai Hills and Nilgiri Hills in Western Ghats.

It is situated approximately 5 kilometres to the south of Siruvani Dam and reservoir. There are a couple of waterfalls nearby including the Siruvani Waterfalls (Kovai Kutralam) and the Atla (Aaralam) Waterfalls.

Nearby locations

Siruvani Waterfalls
Velliangiri Mountains
Meenvallam Waterfall
Atla (Aaralam) Waterfalls
kanjhirapuzha dam
kanjhirapuzha botanical gardens
Kanjhirapuzha ayurveda forest
siruvani dam
pattiyar BanglAow
attapadi reserve forest
silent valley national park

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Elivai Malai, India". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
^ "Southern India Mountain Ultra-Prominence". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 28 November 2012.