The Highest Peak In Nilgiri Hills
The immensity and majestic elevation of the highest peak in Nilgiri Hills, Doddabetta enthralls the epicureans of beauty in the plateau like structure of the tail of Western Ghats which form the Nilgiri Hills. Ideally fixed at a damp and wooded distance of 4 km from Ooty, the picaresque course of the peak narrowly inclines towards the south east from the city, well known globally for its tourists attractions.
History:
The highest peak in Nilgiri Hills is a part of a history of the formation of Western Ghats which is a gradual product of lava profusion and cool settlement into irregular elevation of bauxite and metamorphic ruins. Drenched in the sea of a geographic past, the peak is an ideal offshoot of years of catastrophe and new formations.
Pictorial beauty:
The peak is host to numerous Bollywood shoots of songs of romance and thrill. Romantically engrossed, the Indian cinema beautifies its look with the colorful but sometimes hazy views of the greenery of Nilgiri ranges which is lucidly captured from the top.
- The peak is a symbol of an infant love nurturing between couples who like to give a Titanic pose at the edge of the peak.
- Foreigners endlessly and tirelessly strive hard to quench their thirst for incredible India but are bemused with the range of spectrums offered by a single highest peak in Nilgiris.
- Old couples reinvent the magic of their first union.
- Young lovers elope from the straitjacket of traditionalism and cultural differences to snuggle in the lap of Doddabetta peak.
- Children bemuse their appetite for fun and frolics in the rocky and tough trails of Doddabetta.
- The view of the peak from the center of Ooty city or Lake intoxicates the beholders breath with its finely ornamented soil with Sholas interspersed with the local vegetation of Nilgiris.
- Trekking: Rough and easy course are available.
- Hiking.
- Camping.
- Rock climbing: The peak is an ideal location to learn the art of climbing unlike the Himalayas which offer very tough rocky surfaces.
- Mountain Biking: This is a specialized sport which needs right bike and skill to be traversed on the plain surface of the peak.
The climate of the peak is little colder than the valley region because of its height. Woolen clothes are recommended even during the summers. The climate varies from 25 to 28 degree Celsius in summers and 5 to 0 degree Celsius during the chilled winters.
Accomodation:
Ooty pampers you in the natural whiff of Sholas and Eucalyptus moistened with dampness of the climate.
- Club Mahindra Danish Villa.
- Home Stays in Ooty
- Hotel Lake view
- Fortune Hotel Sullivan Court
- Hotel Silver Oak
- Moti Manor
- Kurumba Village Resort
- Safari Land.
Coimbatore airport is 105 km from Ooty.
- The Blue Mountain Express connects Ooty from Mettupalayam.
- All the major cities of Tamil Nadu are concretely connected with Ooty.