Elevation 2,088 m Mountain range Western Ghats Listing Ultra-prominent peak | Prominence 1,540 m Parent range Western Ghats | |
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Location Palakkad, Kerala and Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Similar Anginda peak, Meenuliyan Para, Ambukuthi mala, Poomala, Banasura Hill | ||
Elivai Malai (Malayalam: ഏലിവ മല) is a 2,088-metre-tall (6,850 ft) peak in the Western Ghats of South India. The mountain lies on the border between the Indian states of Kerala (in Palakkad district) and Tamil Nadu (in Coimbatore district). With a topographic prominence of 1,540 metres it is one of the ultra prominent peaks of South Asia. It forms the highest point in the Western Ghats to the immediate north of the Palakkad Gap.
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Map of Elivai Malai, Kerala 678591
It is situated approximately 5 kilometres to the south of Siruvani Dam and reservoir. There are a couple of waterfalls nearby including the Siruvani Waterfalls (Kovai Kutralam) and the Atla (Aaralam) Waterfalls.
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Elivai Malai Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA