GUNUNG · India

Doddabetta

Kawasan puncak Doddabetta / Doddabetta summit area. Photo: source

Information

Elevation: 2.637 m
Country: India (IN)
Location / Range: Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu
Mountain type: Gunung non-vulkanik / Non-volcanic mountain
Volcanic?: No (non-volcanic)
Coordinates: 11.4024, 76.7367
Difficulty: Akses jalan ke puncak; lintasan hutan pada laporan 2024 tidak selalu jelas / Road access to the summit; the reported 2024 forest passage was not consistently defined
Best Season: Sumber pengalaman yang ditautkan mencatat kunjungan Januari 2024 / The linked firsthand account records a January 2024 visit
Permits & Rules: Sumber yang ditautkan tidak memastikan aturan akses atau biaya terkini / Linked sources do not establish current access rules or charges
Hazards: Laporan 2024 mencatat jalur hutan menghilang dan scrambling sebelum jalan puncak / The 2024 account records a disappearing forest path and scrambling before the summit road

Description

Doddabetta is the highest summit in the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu, India. Wikidata records an elevation of 2,637 m near Ooty. The summit has road access and a telescope house. A January 2024 trip distinguishes road access from a forest passage that became indistinct; that passage is not presented as an official trail.

Gallery

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Routes

Ooty → Doddabetta: perjalanan Januari 2024 / January 2024 walk

Catatan historis; lintasan tidak selalu jelas / Historical account; passage not consistently defined

The writer ascended quiet roads and a wooded slope, then descended the main road. The forest passage is not endorsed as an official trail.

Source

Ooty → jalan puncak Doddabetta / summit road

Akses jalan dan kunjungan puncak / Road access and summit visit

A road reaches Doddabetta’s summit and telescope house. This is visitor access; the source does not establish a standard walking time.

Source

Climbing Experiences

Visitor videos are supplemented by a January 2024 walk from Ooty. The account distinguishes road access to the summit from an indistinct forest passage.

References

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