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{{Infobox mountain<br />
| name = Kottamalai<br />
| other_name = கோட்டமலை <br />
കോട്ടമല<br />
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| elevation_m = 2019<br />
| elevation_ref = <ref name="PTR">{{citation|url=http://www.periyartigerreserve.org/|title=Welcome to Periyar Tiger Reserve|publisher=Periyar Tiger Reserve|year=2017|accessdate=2017-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103092354/http://www.periyartigerreserve.org/|archive-date=3 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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| language = Tamil, Malayalam<br />
| location = [[Periyar National Park|Periyar Tiger Reserve]] in [[Idukki District]], [[Kerala]].<br />
| range = [[Western Ghats]]<br />
| map = Kerala<br />
| map_caption = Location of Kottaimalai Peak in Western Ghats<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| label_position = right<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9.521|N|77.402|E|type:mountain_region:IN_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| easiest_route = hike<br />
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'''Kottamalai''' (கோட்டமலை - കോട്ടമല) is the highest peak in Southern part of [[Western Ghats]] located in [[Periyar National Park|Periyar tiger reserve]] in Idukki district of Kerala is a tall mountain peak situated in the [[Western Ghats]] at an altitude of 2,019m.<ref name="PTR"/> It is one of the few tall peaks in the [[Western Ghats]]; and the highest peak of all in the [[Periyar National Park|Periyar]] plateau exceeding 2,000m.]).<ref name="shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in">{{cite web |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/423/11/11_chapter2.pdf |title=Study Area and Methods|publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=MoEF |first1=GGWLS |url=http://moef.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Srivilliputhur-Grizzled-Squirrel.pdf |title=Grizzled Squirrel Sanctuary |publisher=GoI}}</ref> <br />
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Kottamala is the southernmost peak higher than {{convert|2000|m|ft|0}} in India. There is also a temple in the foothills <br />
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==References==<br />
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'''RameshChristopher'''<br />
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[[Category:Mountains of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Mountains of the Western Ghats]]<br />
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