Dolphin's Nose
A rock over the Catherine falls.
- Where
- Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.2090, 77.4872
Get the Dolphin's Nose stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dolphin's Nose. 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 Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dolphin's Nose
Kodaikanal Lake 2.8 km
A lake made by hand in 1863, because a Collector of Madurai wanted one there.
Kodaikanal 3.5 km
A star shaped lake in the Palani hills, and the kurinji that flowers once every twelve years on the slopes around it.
Kumbakkarai Falls 5.7 km
A fall on the Pambar in the lower Palanis, with rock pools below it.
Berijam Lake 10 km
A reservoir above Kodaikanal, permit only, and the water is said to be drinkable at source.
Thalaiyar Falls 12 km
The Rat Tail, nearly three hundred metres in one drop, seen from the Ghat road and reached by nobody.
Vaigai Dam 21 km
A dam across the Vaigai near Andipatti, with a farm research station beside it.
Pampadum Shola National Park 25 km
The smallest national park in Kerala, high shola forest above Munnar.
Vattavada 25 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.
More hidden gems in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Dolphin's Nose?
Dolphin's Nose is in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kodaikanal Lake (2.8 km), Kodaikanal (3.5 km), Kumbakkarai Falls (5.7 km).
How do I get the Dolphin's Nose stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dolphin's Nose and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dolphin's Nose before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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