Vavul Mala

Vavul Mala is a peak in the Western Ghats in the Vellarimala range of Kerala, India. It is situated at the border of Malappuram district and Kozhikode district in Kerala. Vavulmala resembles to a "Camel Hump". Situated at a height of 2,339m,[3] it is the highest peak in the Western Ghats northwards beyond the Nilgiris and also the highest point of Kozhikode district.These compact hills are faunatically and floristically similar to Nilgiri hills.

Vavul Mala
വാവുൾ മല
Vavul Mala
വാവുൾ മല
Location of Vavul Mala Peak in Kerala
Highest point
Elevation2,339 m (7,674 ft) [1]
Prominence1,479 m (4,852 ft) [1]
Coordinates11°25′41″N 76°07′52″E [2]
Geography
LocationBorder of Thamarassery Taluk, Kozhikode district and Nilambur Taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, India
Parent rangeWestern Ghats
Climbing
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The first volume of William Logan's 1887 publication Malabar Manual (the work was later followed up by the Malabar Gazetteer of 1908) refers the 7,677-foot high Vavul Mala as a landmark conspicuous far out to the Arabian sea. [4]

Vellarimala range is situated in between border of Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad. It is a high landscape known as "Camel Hump Mountains". It is separated from Nilgiri hills by Deccan plateau and Chaliyar river valley. It is one the toughest trek in South India.

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References
  1. "Southern India Mountain Ultra-Prominence". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. "Vavul Mala, India". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. Malappuram District - Panchayath Statistics 2011
  4. Malabar Manual - Volume I
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