Calvarimount
A hillock in Idukki of about two hundred metres, climbed for the view and for the shrine on it.
- Where
- Idukki, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 9.8188, 77.0244
Get the Calvarimount stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Calvarimount. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Calvarimount
Idukki Dam 6.0 km
A thin arch of concrete wedged between two granite hills that the local story calls Kuravan and Kurathi.
Vagamon 19 km
Meadows, pine and a paragliding season.
Ramakkalmedu 23 km
A grassy ridge on the Kerala border with the windiest spot in Asia, a wind farm to prove it, and the Tamil plains laid out below.
Mathikettan Shola National Park 27 km
A small shola forest in Idukki whose name means the forest that confuses the mind.
Kuttikkanam 27 km
A tea and cardamom station on the Kottayam road at 1,000 metres, with mist most mornings and a summer palace the Travancore raja built.
Panchalimedu 28 km
A high viewpoint in Idukki where Ayyappa devotees camp to watch for the Makaravilakku flame.
Devikulam 28 km
A small hill station eight kilometres from Munnar, at eighteen hundred metres.
Kumily Spice Market 29 km
Cardamom, pepper and clove sold at the Tamil Nadu border, where the plantations begin.
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Questions
Where is Calvarimount?
Calvarimount is in Idukki, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Idukki Dam (6.0 km), Vagamon (19 km), Ramakkalmedu (23 km).
How do I get the Calvarimount stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Calvarimount and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Calvarimount before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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