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	{{Infobox mountain		{{Infobox mountain
	\| name = ~~Kottamala<br>~~		\| name = Kottamalai
	\| other_name = ~~Kottamalai~~		\| other_name = கோட்டமலை
			കോട്ടമല
	\| photo =		\| photo =
	\| photo_caption =		\| photo_caption =
	\| elevation_m = 2019		\| elevation_m = 2019
	\| elevation_ref = <ref name="PTR">{{citation\|url=http://www.periyartigerreserve.org/\|title=Welcome to Periyar Tiger Reserve\|publisher=Periyar Tiger Reserve\|year=2017\|accessdate=2017-08-29\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103092354/http://www.periyartigerreserve.org/\|archive-date=3 November 2019\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		\| elevation_ref = <ref name="PTR">{{citation\|url=http://www.periyartigerreserve.org/\|title=Welcome to Periyar Tiger Reserve\|publisher=Periyar Tiger Reserve\|year=2017\|accessdate=2017-08-29\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103092354/http://www.periyartigerreserve.org/\|archive-date=3 November 2019\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\| prominence_m =		\| prominence_m =
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	\| listing =		\| listing =
	\| translation =		\| translation =
	\| language =		\| language = Tamil, Malayalam
	\| location = ~~Near~~ [[~~Rajapalayam~~]] in [[~~Virudhunagar~~ District~~]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and the adjacent Mlappara, south of [[Peermade]] Taluk, [[Idukki district~~]], [[Kerala]] ~~[[India]]~~		\| location = [[Periyar National Park\|Periyar Tiger Reserve]] in [[Idukki District]], [[Kerala]].
	\| range = [[Western Ghats]]		\| range = [[Western Ghats]]
	\| map = Kerala		\| map = Kerala
	\| map_caption = Location of ~~Kottamala~~ Peak in Western Ghats		\| map_caption = Location of Kottaimalai Peak in Western Ghats
	\| map_size = 300		\| map_size = 300
	\| label_position = right		\| label_position = right
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|9.521\|N\|77.402\|E\|type:mountain_region:IN_scale:100000\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|9.521\|N\|77.402\|E\|type:mountain_region:IN_scale:100000\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}
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	\| easiest_route = hike		\| easiest_route = hike
	}}		}}
	'''~~Kottamala~~''' (~~கோட்டைமலை/~~കോട്ടമല) ~~near [[Rajapalayam]]~~ in ~~the~~ [[~~Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary~~]] in [[~~Tamil Nadu]] and the adjoining Mlappara area of [[~~Periyar ~~Wildlife Sanctuary~~]] in [[Kerala]] is a tall mountain peak situated in the [[Western Ghats]] at an altitude of 2,019m.<ref name="PTR"/> It is one of the few tall peaks in the [[Western Ghats]]; and the highest peak of all in the [[Periyar National Park\|Periyar]] plateau exceeding 2,000m.]).<ref name="shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in">{{cite web \|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/423/11/11_chapter2.pdf \|title=Study Area and Methods\|publisher= \|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=MoEF \|first1=GGWLS \|url=http://moef.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Srivilliputhur-Grizzled-Squirrel.pdf \|title=Grizzled Squirrel Sanctuary \|publisher=GoI}}</ref>		'''Kottamalai''' (கோட்டமலை - കോട്ടമല) is the highest peak in Southern part of [[Western Ghats]] located in [[Periyar National Park\|Periyar tiger reserve]] in Idukki district of Kerala is a tall mountain peak situated in the [[Western Ghats]] at an altitude of 2,019m.<ref name="PTR"/> It is one of the few tall peaks in the [[Western Ghats]]; and the highest peak of all in the [[Periyar National Park\|Periyar]] plateau exceeding 2,000m.]).<ref name="shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in">{{cite web \|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/423/11/11_chapter2.pdf \|title=Study Area and Methods\|publisher= \|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=MoEF \|first1=GGWLS \|url=http://moef.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Srivilliputhur-Grizzled-Squirrel.pdf \|title=Grizzled Squirrel Sanctuary \|publisher=GoI}}</ref>

			Kottamala is the southernmost peak higher than {{convert\|2000\|m\|ft\|0}} in India. There is also a temple in the foothills

	~~Kottamala is the southernmost peak higher than {{convert\|2000\|m\|ft\|0}} in India.~~

	~~(Not to be confused with Kottaimalai of [[Vellore]] in [[Tamil Nadu]])~~

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Mountains of Kerala]]		[[Category:Mountains of Kerala]]
	~~[[Category:Mountains of Tamil Nadu]]~~
	[[Category:Mountains of the Western Ghats]]		[[Category:Mountains of the Western Ghats]]

	{{Kerala-geo-stub}}		{{Kerala-geo-stub}}

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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Kottamala<br>
| other_name = Kottamalai
| photo =
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 2019
| elevation_ref = <ref name="PTR">{{citation|url=http://www.periyartigerreserve.org/|title=Welcome to Periyar Tiger Reserve|publisher=Periyar Tiger Reserve|year=2017|accessdate=2017-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103092354/http://www.periyartigerreserve.org/|archive-date=3 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| prominence_m =
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| listing =
| translation =
| language =
| location = Near [[Rajapalayam]] in [[Virudhunagar District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and the adjacent Mlappara, south of [[Peermade]] Taluk, [[Idukki district]], [[Kerala]] [[India]]
| range = [[Western Ghats]]
| map = Kerala
| map_caption = Location of Kottamala Peak in Western Ghats
| map_size = 300
| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|9.521|N|77.402|E|type:mountain_region:IN_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| easiest_route = hike
}}
'''Kottamala''' (கோட்டைமலை/കോട്ടമല) near [[Rajapalayam]] in the [[Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] and the adjoining Mlappara area of [[Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary]] in [[Kerala]] is a tall mountain peak situated in the [[Western Ghats]] at an altitude of 2,019m.<ref name="PTR"/> It is one of the few tall peaks in the [[Western Ghats]]; and the highest peak of all in the [[Periyar National Park|Periyar]] plateau exceeding 2,000m.]).<ref name="shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in">{{cite web |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/423/11/11_chapter2.pdf |title=Study Area and Methods|publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=MoEF |first1=GGWLS |url=http://moef.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Srivilliputhur-Grizzled-Squirrel.pdf |title=Grizzled Squirrel Sanctuary |publisher=GoI}}</ref>

Kottamala is the southernmost peak higher than {{convert|2000|m|ft|0}} in India.

(Not to be confused with Kottaimalai of [[Vellore]] in [[Tamil Nadu]])

==References==
{{Reflist}}
'''RameshChristopher'''

[[Category:Mountains of Kerala]]
[[Category:Mountains of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Western Ghats]]

{{Kerala-geo-stub}}

Kottamala - Revision history

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