Queen of Hills

The Nilgiris
 The Nilgiris District is in the
southern Indian state of Tamil
Nadu. Nilgiri (English: Blue
Mountains) is the name given to a
range of mountains spread across
the borders among the states of
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger
mountain chain known as the
Western Ghats. Their highest point
is the mountain of Doddabetta,
height 2,637 m. The small district is
contained mainly within this
mountain range; the administrative
headquarters is located at Ooty
(Ootacamund or
Udhagamandalam).
Ooty
 Udagamandalam (also known
as Ootacamund (About this
sound listen (help•info))),
and abbreviated as Udhagai
or Ooty, (About this sound
listen (help•info) is a town
and municipality in Tamil
Nadu, India. It is located 86
km north of Coimbatore and
128 km south of Mysore and
is the capital of the Nilgiris
district. It is a popular hill
station located in the Nilgiri
Hills.
Coonoor
 Coonoor (About this sound
pronunciation (help•info)) is a
Taluk and a municipality in the
Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil
Nadu, India. It is known for its
production of Nilgiri tea. Coonoor is
located at an altitude of 1,850 m
(6,070 ft) above sea level, and is the
second largest hill station in the
Nilgiri hills after Ooty. It is an ideal
base for a number of trekking
expeditions leading into the
Nilgiris. The nearest airport is
Coimbatore International Airport
about 79 km from Coonoor town. As
of 2011, the town had a population
of 45,494.
Gudalur
 Gudalur is a municipality and
taluk in Nilgiris district in the
Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Gudalur is one of the major
towns in West TamilNadu and is
located at 52 km from Ooty in
the hilly terrain of The Nilgiris
district. It is situated at the
junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala
and Karnataka states. Gudalur
(current form) is derived from
Moundadan Chetty, Godalu
(basin like valley) + Ooru
(village). It is also believed that
the name derived from Tamil,
Koodal (get together place) +
Ooru (village).
Kotagiri
 Kotagiri is a Town
Panchayat city[1] in The
Nilgiris District[2] in the
Indian state of Tamil
Nadu. Kotagiri is
situated at an elevation
of around 1,793 m (5,883
ft) above sea
level.Kotagiri is located
at 11.43°N 76.88°E.[3] It
has an average elevation
of 1793 meters (5882 ft).
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