Kottamalai (à ®Âà ¯Âà ®Âà ¯Âà ®Âà ®®à ®²à ¯ - à ´Âà µÂà ´Âà µÂà ´Âà ´®à ´²) is the highest peak in Southern part of Western Ghats located in Periyar tiger reserve in Idukki district of Kerala is a tall mountain peak situated in the Western Ghats at an altitude of 2,019m. It is one of the few tall peaks in the Western Ghats; and the highest peak of all in the Periyar plateau exceeding 2,000m.]).
Kottamala is the southernmost peak higher than in India. There is also a temple in the foothills
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