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Anamudi
Sign in to saveAnamudi ("Elephant head", ) is a mountain located in Ernakulam district and Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. With an elevation of , it is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and in South India.
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- Mountain.name
- Anamudi
- Mountain.image
- AnaimudiPeak DSC 4834.jpg
- Mountain.image_caption
- A view of the Anamudi peak from the Naikolli Mala ridge
- Mountain.map
- Kerala#India
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location of Anamudi Peak in Kerala
- Mountain.location
- Ernakulam district and Idukki district, Kerala, India
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2695
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2479
- Mountain.isolation_km
- 2090
- Mountain.listing
- Indian state high pointsUltra
- Mountain.translation
- Elephant head
- Mountain.language
- Malayalam
- Mountain.range
- Anamala Hills, Western Ghats
- Mountain.type
- Fault-block
- Mountain.age
- Neoproterozoic (804-509 mya)
- Mountain.orogeny
- Pan-African (Mozambique)
- Mountain.geology
- Munnar Granite
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Anamudi ("Elephant head", ) is a mountain located in Ernakulam district and Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. With an elevation of , it is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and in South India.
== Geography == Anamudi has an elevation of . It is the highest peak and one of the three ultra prominent peaks in South India. It is the peak with the greatest topographic isolation within India and is the highest point south of the Himalayas. It is called the Everest of South India. Anamudi has a topographic prominence of , the associated key saddle being over away at in Haryana state just to the west of Delhi. The peak is not exceptionally steep and is a fault-block mountain. The north and south slopes are gentle, while the east and west slopes are steeper, with difficult rock faces. It is located in the southern region of Eravikulam National Park at the junction of the Cardamom Hills, the Anaimalai Hills and the Palani Hills in the Periyar River basin of Kerala at a distance of from Munnar.