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 C ...

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, 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 sout ...

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, it is located in the

district of Kerala, near the town of Meppadi and south of Kalpetta. 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 and Banasura Hill is also nearby.

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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 Meppadi 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