Kudremukha

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Kudremukha
Kudremukh National Park from top
Highest point
Elevation	1,894 m (6,214 ft)above MSL
Coordinates	13°07′46.24″N 75°16′06.79″E / 13.1295111°N 75.2685528°E / 13.1295111; 75.2685528
Naming
Etymology	Horse Face
Language of name	Kannada
Geography
Kudremukha Location of Kudremukha in Karnataka
Location	Kalasa Taluk, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India
Parent range	Western Ghats
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Kudremukha is the name of a mountain range and an individual mountain peak located in Chikmagalur district, in Karnataka, India. It is also the name of a small hill station and iron ore-mining town situated near the mountain, about 20 kilometres from Kalasa in Kalasa Taluk. The name Kuduremukha literally means "horse-faced" in Kannada and refers to a particular picturesque view of a side of the mountain that resembles a horse's face. It was also referred to as 'Samseparvata', historically since it was approached from Samse village. Kuduremukha is Karnataka's 2nd highest peak after Mullayanagiri and 26th highest peak in western ghats. The nearest International Airport is at Mangalore which is at a distance of 99 kilometres.^[1]

The Kudremukha National Park in the Western Ghats is a part of the world's 38 ‘hottest hotspots’ of biological diversity, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[2]