Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Thorn forest in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats, with the grizzled giant squirrel.
- Where
- Idukki, Keralam, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.3000, 77.1750
Get the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary. 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 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Anaimalai Tiger Reserve 9.2 km
Shola forest and grassland in the Anamalais, formerly Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.
Kanthalloor 9.3 km
A village of apple, orange and strawberry orchards on the dry side of the Ghats, where Kerala grows fruit it cannot grow anywhere else.
Eravikulam National Park 15 km
High rolling grassland above the tea, where the Nilgiri tahr is tame enough to walk past.
Amaravathi Dam 15 km
A dam on the Amaravathi inside the Anamalai forest, south of Udumalpet.
Vattavada 16 km
A cold high valley past Munnar where garlic, cabbage and passion fruit grow in terraces, and the road ends at the Tamil Nadu line.
Anamudi 19 km
The highest peak in India south of the Himalaya at two thousand six hundred and ninety five metres, inside Eravikulam.
Pampadum Shola National Park 20 km
The smallest national park in Kerala, high shola forest above Munnar.
Mattupetty Dam 22 km
A concrete dam in the Kannan Devan hills above Munnar, holding water for power.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Keralam
Questions
Where is Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary?
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is in Idukki, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (9.2 km), Kanthalloor (9.3 km), Eravikulam National Park (15 km).
How do I get the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 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 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 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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