Bangitappal (Cannabis tableland), is a valley in the southwest end of
Mukurthi National Park
Mukurthi National Park (MNP) is a protected area located in the western corner of the Nilgiris Plateau west of Ootacamund hill station in the northwest corner of Tamil Nadu state in the Western Ghats mountain range of South India. The park w ...
located at: , elevation: at the confluence of two streams at the head of the
Sispara Pass in the
Western Ghats in
Tamil Nadu
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South India
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[Venugopal, Dharmalingam, "Stairway to heaven, up the blue mountain", The Hindu Business Line, 8 July 200]
Ooty trek
A forest rest house and a trekkers shed built there in 1930 are now used by park staff and visiting researchers.
A rough jeep road leads there from the
Upper Bhavani Dam.
This valley also contains a dam made from dirt.
Notes
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Protected areas of Tamil Nadu