Chembra Peak
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox mountain Chembra Peak (Chembra Mala) is a mountain in the state of Kerala, India, with an elevation of Template:Convert above sea level.[1] The highest peak in the Wayanad hills and one of the highest peaks in the Western Ghats, adjoining the Nilgiri Hills and Vellarimala, it is located in the Wayanad district and Malappuram district in Kerala, near Kalpetta town and Nilambur taluk.
Visits to the peak[2] are organized by the Chempra Peak VSS under the control of the South Wayanad Forest Development Agency; guides are provided for trekking. Chembra Peak is accessible by foot from Meppadi. The District Tourism Promotion Council provides guides and trekking equipment to tourists for fees. Banasura Sagar Dam and Banasura Hill are also nearby.[3]
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Lake en route to the top of Chembra Peak
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Top view
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View From Meppadi
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Tea plantations, Chembra peak, Western Ghats Kerala
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Heart shaped lake
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Plumeria rubra
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White-bar bushbrown (Mycalesis anaxias)
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