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Tadiandamol

Coordinates: 12°13′3.2308″N 75°36′31.7340″E / 12.217564111°N 75.608815000°E / 12.217564111; 75.608815000
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Tadiandamol
Sholas grassland viewed from Tadiandamol peak
Highest point
Elevation1,748 m (5,735 ft)
Coordinates12°13′3.2308″N 75°36′31.7340″E / 12.217564111°N 75.608815000°E / 12.217564111; 75.608815000
Geography
Tadiandamol is located in Karnataka
Tadiandamol
Tadiandamol
Location of Tadiandamol, Karnataka
Tadiandamol is located in India
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Tadiandamol
Tadiandamol (India)
LocationMadikeri Taluk , Kodagu District, Karnataka, India
Parent rangeWestern Ghats
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Tadiandamol or Thadiyandamol is the highest mountain of Madikeri taluk Kodagu district, Karnataka, India. It is the third highest peak in Karnataka, after Mullayyanagiri & Kudremukha.[1] It is located Western Ghats range, and reaches an elevation of 1,748 m. The mountain has patches of shola forests 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.

It is a place of interest for trekkers and naturalists. 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

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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,[2] and the name also could translate as Broad Hill.[3]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Trekking These Highest Karnataka Peaks Will Make Your Friends Envy".
  2. ^ "Codagu.org".
  3. ^ Surendra Rao, B. (1998). "Google books".
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