Ponmudi

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Ponmudi
Morning view from Ponmudi
Highest point
Elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Coordinates	8°45′37″N 77°07′00″E / 8.76028°N 77.11667°E / 8.76028; 77.11667
Naming
Language of name	Malayalam
Geography
Ponmudi Peringamala, Vithura Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Ponmudi Ponmudi (India) Show map of India
Parent range	Western Ghats
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Ponmudi^[1] (the Golden Peak) is a hill station in the Peringamala gramapanchayath of Trivandrum District of Kerala in India. It is located 22km west of Vithura town, 53 km north-east of Trivandrum City, 78 km south-east of Varkala town and 69 km north-east of Kovalam Beach at an altitude of 1,100 m (3,600 ft). Ponmudi (Varayadumotta) peak is a part of the Western Ghats mountain range that runs parallel to the Arabian Sea. Ponmudi is a popular honeymoon destination in South India. The normal temperature of Ponmudi is between 18 and 25 °C (64 and 77 °F).^[2]