| Meesapulimala | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,640 m (8,660 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,447 m (8,028 ft) |
| Coordinates | 10°05′51″N 77°12′12″E / 10.097403°N 77.203417°E |
| Geography | |
  Meesapulimala Meeshapulimala, Kerala  Meesapulimala Meesapulimala (India) | |
| Parent range | Western Ghats |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Kochi --> Adimaly-->Munnar --> Meesapulimala |
Meesapulimala is an Indian peak, the next south of the second highest peak (Manna Malai 2,659 metres (8,724 ft))[2] of the Western Ghats on the border of Idukki district, Kerala state. Its peak is 2,640 metres (8,661 ft) above sea level.[3][4] The name derives from its appearance from the grass with prominent whiskers (meesa - mustache; pul - grass; mala - hill/mountain). It is located in between the Anaimalai Hills and Palani Hills near Suryanelli around 20 km away from Munnar. The Kolukkumalai tea estate, Top Station and Tipadamala (2135 m) is also nearby.
Treks to the peak via Rhodo Valley[5] (favourable for rhododendron flowers) can be organized through the Kerala Forest Development Corporation in Munnar.[6] The trekking path from Kolukkumalai to Meesapulimala is highly restricted.
Wildlife including the Nilgiri tahr, sambar deer, wild gaur, wild dogs and even the sloth bear.
- ^ U.S.Army Map Service (LU), Corps of Engineers "8661"(feet)
- ^ toposheet "Dindigul, NC 43-8, Series U502" prepared by the Army Map Service (LU), Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington marks "Manna Malai" below "8724"
- ^ toposheet prepared by the Army Map Service (LU), Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington shows an unnamed altitude of "8661", south of "8724" and "MANNA MALAI"
- ^ KDHP Co. Pvt. Ltd. "Estates in High Range, Idukki District" Scale 1:63360 Map lists the following altitudes near the Theni (then Madurai) - Idukki border: south of Yellapatty - possibly "Kolukkumalai"(2103 M); un-named (2658 M); "Misappuli Malai" (2624 M); "Nagai Malai" (2334 M); "Thippada Malai"(2267 M); "Rasi Malai" (1996 M)
- ^ "Meesapulimala Trekking Experience". Meesapulimala. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Rhodo Valley - Rhodo Mansion". Kerala Forest Development Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 2 November 2017.