Doddabetta

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title: "Doddabetta" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-the-western-ghats", "mountains-of-tamil-nadu", "two-thousanders-of-asia", "highest-points-of-indian-states-and-union-territories", "geography-of-ooty", "tourist-attractions-in-nilgiris-district", "tourist-attractions-in-ooty", "ultra-prominent-peaks-of-asia"] description: "Mountain in Tamil Nadu, India" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doddabetta" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Tamil Nadu, India ::

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Field	Value
name	Doddabetta
photo	Doddabettateles.jpg
photo_caption	Telescope House at the summit of Dodda Betta
elevation_m	2637
elevation_ref
prominence_m	2256
prominence_ref
listing	Ultra, Ribu
List of Indian states and territories by highest point
map	Tamil Nadu
map_caption	Location of Doddabetta within Tamil Nadu, India
map_size	260
label_position	right
location	Udagamandalam, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu, India
range	Nilgiri Hills
coordinates
coordinates_ref
easiest_route	Doddabetta Road
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Doddabetta () is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains at 2637 m. There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is 9 km from Ooty, on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a popular tourist attraction with road access to the summit. It is the third highest peak in South India next to Anamudi and Meesapulimala. The peaks Hecuba (2375 m), Kattadadu (2418 m) and Kulkudi (2439 m) are the three closely linked summits in the west of the Doddabetta range near to Udagamandalam. The word Doddabetta is derived from Kannada, meaning 'big hill'.

Flora

The area surrounding Doddabetta is mostly forested. Sholas cover the hollows of its slopes. Slightly stunted, rhododendron trees, in the midst of thick coarse grass, flowering sub-alpine shrubs and herbs are common, even very near the peak.

Telescope House

There is an observatory at the top of Doddabetta with two telescopes available for the public. It was opened on 18 June 1983 and is run by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC). The average number of viewers in 2001–2002 was 3500 per day in the season and 700 per day in the off-season.

References

References

1. "Southern Indian Subcontinent: 4 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater". Peaklist.org.
2. "Places of Interest:Doddabetta".
3. "Hills and Peaks". National Informatics Centre, Nilgiris.
4. (20 August 2007). "Ooty, Nilgiris". National Informatics Centre, Nilgiris.

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