Doddabetta
Sign in to savethumb|View from the Doddabetta Peak - Ooty, Tamil Nadu. thumb|Detailed map of surrounding area Doddabetta () is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains at . There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is from Ooty, on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a popular tourist attraction with road access to the summit. It is the third highest peak in South India next to Anamudi and Meesapulimala. The peaks Hecuba (), Kattadadu () and Kulkudi () are the three closely linked summits in the west of the Doddabetta range near to Udagamandalam. The wor
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- Doddabetta
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- Doddabettateles.jpg
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- Telescope House at the summit of Dodda Betta
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2637
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2256
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- Ultra, Ribu List of Indian states and territories by highest point
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- Tamil Nadu
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- Location of Doddabetta within Tamil Nadu, India
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- 260
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- right
- Mountain.location
- Udagamandalam, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu, India
- Mountain.range
- Nilgiri Hills
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Doddabetta Road
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thumb|View from the Doddabetta Peak - Ooty, Tamil Nadu. thumb|Detailed map of surrounding area Doddabetta () is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains at . There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is from Ooty, on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a popular tourist attraction with road access to the summit. It is the third highest peak in South India next to Anamudi and Meesapulimala. The peaks Hecuba (), Kattadadu () and Kulkudi () are the three closely linked summits in the west of the Doddabetta range near to Udagamandalam. The word Doddabetta is derived from either Kannada or Badaga, meaning 'big hill' in both the languages.
==Flora== The area surrounding Doddabetta is mostly forested. Sholas cover the hollows of its slopes. Slightly stunted, rhododendron trees, in the midst of thick coarse grass, flowering sub-alpine shrubs and herbs are common, even very near the peak.