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{{Infobox mountain<br />
| name = Jenukallu Betta<br />
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| elevation_m = 1383<br />
| elevation_ref =above Mean Sea Level<br />
| map = India Karnataka#India<br />
| map_caption = Location of Jenukallu Betta, Sakleshpura, Karnataka<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| label_position = right<br />
| location = [[Sakleshpur]] Taluk, [[Hassan district]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
| range = [[Western Ghats]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12|57|19.9116|N|75|37|1.7868|E|type:mountain_region:IN_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| easiest_route = Hike<br />
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'''Jenukallu Betta''' or '''Jenkal Peak''' is the highest [[mountain]] of [[Hassan district]]. It is located in the [[Western Ghats]] range near to Bisle valley, and reaches an elevation of {{convert|1,383|m|ft}}. The mountain has patches of [[shola]] [[forest]]s in the valleys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earth.google.com/web/search/Jenukallu+peak+sakleshpura/@12.95555156,75.61656082,1342.38038845a,677.42643744d,35y,-0h,0t,0r/data=CigiJgokCc4iY_d5uSpAET1MjD79pipAGUvn-dLADINAITsvkF1iDFNA|access-date=18 June 2023|title= Jenukallu Betta on Google Earth}}</ref><br />
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It is a place of interest for [[hiking|trekkers]]. Trek trail begins from Shri Bettada Bhairaveshwara temple near Mekanagadde, which is 35&nbsp;km from [[Sakleshpur]]a. The climb to the top and back can be completed as a day hike.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazetteer.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Hassan%201971%20Chapter%20(1).pdf|access-date=18 June 2023|title=Jenukallu Betta in Mysuru Gazetteer Hassan district Page No 9}}</ref> On a clear day, [[Ettina Bhuja]] and Devaramane Betta of [[Chikmagalur district]] and [[Pushpagiri (mountain)|Pushpagiri]] of [[Kodagu district]] are visible from the peak.<br />
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==Rainfall==<br />
The region of Jenukallu hill comes under the jurisdiction of [[Hanbalu, Hassan|Hanbalu]] [[hobli]] of Sakleshpura taluk. As per Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, in 2022, this region received a highest annual rainfall of {{convert|3728|mm|in}}, second only to [[Hethur, Hassan|Hethur]] (4,305&nbsp;mm) in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2022.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2022.pdf|access-date=21 June 2023|title=Annual State Report 2022}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Mountains of Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Hassan district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Hassan district]]</div>Chinmoyin