Chembra Peak (Chembra Mala) is a mountain in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, with an elevation of above sea level. The highest peak in the

Wayanad Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...

hills and one of the highest peaks in the Western Ghats, adjoining the

Nilgiri Hills The Nilgiri Mountains form part of the Western Ghats in northwestern Tamil Nadu, Southern Karnataka, and eastern Kerala in India. They are located at the trijunction of three states and connect the Western Ghats with the Eastern Ghats. At le ...

and

Vellarimala Vellarimala Hills is a mountain range in Kerala, India, spread across Thiruvambady Panchayat in Kozhikode district and Meppadi Panchayat in Wayanad district. Description Vellarimala forms a part of a high hill range of what is otherwise known a ...

, it is located in the

district of Kerala, near the town of

Meppadi Meppadi is a village in the Indian state of Kerala. It is an extremely scenic hill station on the State Highway between Kozhikode and Ooty. The nearest city is Kalpetta, which is the headquarters of the Wayanad revenue district. Economy Te ...

and south of

Kalpetta Kalpetta is a major town and municipality in the Wayanad district, state of Kerala, India. Kalpetta is the headquarters of Wayanad district, as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk. It is a bustling town surrounded by dense coffee and te ...

. Visits to the peak are organized by the "Chempra Peak VSS" under the control of the South Wayanad Forest Development Agency; guides are provided for trekking. Chembra Peak is accessible by foot from Meppadi. The District Tourism Promotion Council provides guides and trekking equipment to tourists for fees.

Banasura Sagar Dam Banasura Sagar Dam, which impounds the Karamanathodu tributary of the Kabini River, is part of the Indian Banasurasagar Project consisting of a dam and a canal project started in 1979. The goal of the project is to support the Kakkayam Hydro ele ...

and

Banasura Hill Banasura Hill is one of the tallest mountains in the Western Ghats of the Wayanad district, Kerala, India. The hill is named after Banasura, a mythical character of Indian legends. It is one of the highest peaks exceeding 2,000m between Nilgiris ...

is also nearby.

Gallery

File:Chembra lake.jpg, Lake en route to the top of Chembra Peak File:Chembra Peak.JPG, Top View File:Chembra Peak.jpg, View From

File:Tea plantations, Chembra peak, Western Ghats Kerala.jpg, Tea plantations, Chembra peak, Western Ghats Kerala File:Chembra peak heart shape lake.jpg, Heart shape lake File:Plumeria rubra 2852.jpg, Plumeria rubra File:White-bar Bushbrown (Mycalesis anaxias)-Chembra -Wayanad.jpg, White-bar Bushbrown (Mycalesis anaxias)

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{{Malabar Mountains of the Western Ghats Mountains of Kerala Geography of Wayanad district