Kudremukha

Kudremukha
Kudremukh National Park from top
Highest point
Elevation1,894 m (6,214 ft)above MSL
Coordinates13°07′46.24″N 75°16′06.79″E / 13.1295111°N 75.2685528°E / 13.1295111; 75.2685528
Naming
EtymologyHorse Face
Language of nameKannada
Geography
Kudremukha is located in Karnataka
Kudremukha
Kudremukha
Location of Kudremukha in Karnataka
LocationKalasa Taluk, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India
Parent rangeWestern Ghats
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Kudremukha is the name of a mountain range and an individual mountain peak located in Chikmagalur district, in Karnataka, India. It is also the name of a small hill station and iron ore-mining town situated near the mountain, about 20 kilometres from Kalasa in Kalasa Taluk. The name Kuduremukha literally means "horse-faced" in Kannada and refers to a particular picturesque view of a side of the mountain that resembles a horse's face. It was also referred to as 'Samseparvata', historically since it was approached from Samse village. Kuduremukha is Karnataka's 2nd highest peak after Mullayanagiri and 26th highest peak in western ghats. The nearest International Airport is at Mangalore which is at a distance of 99 kilometres.[1]

The Kudremukha National Park in the Western Ghats is a part of the world's 38 ‘hottest hotspots’ of biological diversity, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]

  1. ^ "Distance Between Mangalore To Kudremukha". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Disappearing forests of Kudremukh". The Hindu. 22 February 2016.