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Location : 17 Kms
From Munnar, Kerala
Coverage Area : 97
sq. Kms
Main Attraction : Nilgiri Tahr, Atlas Moth
Best Time To Visit
: November
to April
Accommodation
:
Arrival
Information :
-- By
Rail : Nearest railway stations: Kottayam, about 142 km from Munnar; Ernakulam, about 130 km from Munnar.
-- By Air : Nearest airports: Madurai (Tamilnadu) about 142 km; Cochin International Airport, about 150
km.
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By Road : A motorable
road is there up to Rajamalai, the park headquarter
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Nearby Excursions :
Anamudi
(2,695 m) is the highest peak in south India, Mudapetty Dam
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Nearby Cities : Munnar,
Marayoor is 42 km from Munnar
A sanctuary for the endangered mountain goat of South
India, the Nilgiri Tahr ( Hemitragus hylocrious), the Eravikulam
National Park stands out for the stark beauty of its rolling grasslands
and sholas, spread over 97 sq km in the Rajamalai hills.
Anamudi, the highest peak (2695 m) south of the
Himalayas, towers over the sanctuary in majestic pride. The slopes of the
hills abound in all kinds of rare flora and fauna. The Atlas moth, the
largest of its kind in the world, is a unique inhabitant of the park.
Flora
:
The
vegetation type of this region is mainly tropical evergreen forest.
Grasslands, shrubs, and forests are what one finds throughout. Grasslands
with patches of forests known as sholas in between cover almost the entire
region.
Fauna
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Other rare species of fauna found here are the Nilgiri Langur, the
lion-tailed macaque, leopards, tigers, etc.
An ideal place for trekking, facilities are provided here
and tourists are allowed to go on foot up to Anamudi.
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