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| Settlement type | Reserve forest |
| Country | India |
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Bodamalai Betta is a Template:Convert mountain in the Eastern Ghats of South India. It is in the hills Template:Convert west of the Stanley Reservoir in Salem District of Tamil Nadu state, India.
Geography
Elevation is Template:Convert. It is the tallest of a distinct area of hills covering an area aboutTemplate:Convert east-west and Template:Convert km north–south, all with elevation belowTemplate:Convert, surrounded by valleys on the south, west and north and plains to the east. Bodamalai Betta is in a strong (VI) earthquake zone, with on average one every 50 years, with magnitude of 5–6 on the Richter magnitude scale.[1][2]
Template:Convert to the north of the peak is the east–west valley of the Palar River, a minor tributary of the Kaveri River There is a local road along the river.[3][1]
The nearest town is Chinna CottaiTemplate:Convert by road in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka state.
Climate
Bodamalai Betta is in an area with a Humid subtropical climate. April is warmest month with an average temperature of Template:Convert at noon. January is coldest with an average temperature of Template:Convert at night. Temperatures drop sharply at night. February is on average the month with most sunshine. Rainfall and other precipitation peaks around October. January is the driest month.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bodamalai Betta: India. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bodamalai Betta (mountain).
- ↑ 29.6 km WxNW of Mettur. ACME Laboratories, Tele Atlas.
External links
- "Southern Indian Subcontinent: 4 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-24
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