Anaimalai Hills

The Anamala Hills is a range of mountains in the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of South India. The name Anamala derives from the Tamil/Malayalam word Ana meaning elephant[3] and Mala meaning hill, thus Elephant Hill. The highest peak of the Anaimalai Hills is Anamudi, (2,695 meters (8,842 ft)), located in the Idukki district of Kerala. It is the highest peak in the Western ghats and South India. To the north, Palghat Gap divides the Western Ghats. The lower slopes of hills now have coffee and tea plantations as well as teak forests of great economic value.