Doddabetta (Tamil: தொட்டபெட்டா, Badaga: தொ:ட்ட: பெ:ட்டா:) is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills at 2,637 metres (8,650 feet). There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is 9 km from Ooty,on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, South India. It is a popular tourist attraction with road access to the summit. The Chamundi Hills can be viewed from the peak.
The name "Doddabetta" traces its roots from the Badaga/Kannada language translating into 'Big Mountain'.
The peaks Hecuba (2375 m), Kattadadu (2418 m) and Kulkudi (2439 m) are the three closely linked summits in the west of the Doddabetta range near to Udagamandalam. In the Nilgiris plateau, Doddabetta is highest peak, remarkable for the flattened curve of its summit.
The peak has a prominence of 2,256m with its key saddle located just east of Pollachi in Tamil Nadu along the Kaveri - Bharathappuzha water divide.
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