Ponmudi
A ridge at a thousand metres an hour from Thiruvananthapuram, reached by twenty two hairpins through rubber and tea.
- Where
- Keralam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 8.7599, 77.1169
Get the Ponmudi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ponmudi. 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 Ponmudi
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary 6.8 km
A hundred and seventy square kilometres of the Western Ghats in Kollam district, protected since 1984.
Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary 14 km
Forest around the Peppara reservoir in the Agasthyamalai, and where the capital's water starts.
Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve 14 km
The southern end of the Western Ghats, three and a half thousand square kilometres of it across two states.
Agastya Mala 21 km
A peak the Kani people hold sacred, climbed only with a permit and only in season.
Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve 24 km
The river sanctuary at the southern tip of the Ghats, and the wettest part of Tamil Nadu.
Palaruvi Falls 25 km
A single fall in thick forest near the Tamil Nadu border, the name meaning stream of milk.
Courtallam Falls 25 km
Nine falls in the Western Ghats where people bathe for the minerals the water carries off the herbs above.
Thirumalaikoil 27 km
A Murugan temple on a low hill in the Western Ghats, close to the Kerala border.
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Questions
Where is Ponmudi?
Ponmudi is in Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary (6.8 km), Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary (14 km), Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve (14 km).
How do I get the Ponmudi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ponmudi 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 Ponmudi 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.