Grass Hills National Park

Summary

Grass Hills National Park is a protected area in the Western Ghats, India, and a part of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, forming its boundary with Eravikulam National Park in neighbouring Kerala state. It is not an actual National Park.[1] It spreads over 65,000 hectares.[2] The landscape is a combination of peaks and high plateaus above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) MSL composed of montane shola-grassland ecosystem that is unique to the higher ranges of the Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Grass Hills National Park
Location India
Coordinates10°20′28″N 76°59′08″E / 10.3410227°N 76.9856427°E / 10.3410227; 76.9856427
Trek route to Silvemedu peak in the GHNP, Valparai.

The important peaks are, Attuparai kurukku top(6662 ft), Oosi malai Theri, kazhuku chutti malai, silve medu. It is primarily a shola grassland eco system.

References edit

  1. ^ "National Parks". wiienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 31 May 2021.