Hill Stations
The Western Ghats contains major hill ranges starting from Sahyadhri mountain ranges in Maharashtra Nilgiris hill ranges in Tamil Nadu. These hill ranges are home to most popular hill stations such as Ooty, Mahabaleshwar, Madikeri and the most famous Munnar. Famous hills of western ghats are Sahyandhris, Nilgiris, Palani Hills,Anaimalai Hills and Cardamom Hills. Anamudi or the Elephant Head is the highest peak of the Western Ghats with an elevation of 2,695 m (8,842 ft) located in the Indian state Kerala.
Lakes
The famous lakes are beautiful Vembanad lake, Ooty avalanche lake, Pookode lake, Letchmi Elephant and Berijam Lake. The major reservoirs includes famous Krishna Raja Sagara, Mettur Dam,Koyna Dam, Parambikulam Dam and Linganmakki Dam. Arabian Sea also offers beautiful lakes in Kerala known as backwaters of Kerala, one of the major tpurist attraction.
National Parks & Wild life sanctuaries
There are 13 National Parks situated in the Western Ghats along with two biosphere reserves, several wildlife sanctuaries and many Reserve Forests. These protected areas are home to thousands of animal species including globally threatened and critically endangered species. Famous National parks are deciduous forests of Bandipur National Park, Silent Valley National Park, Periyar National Park and Eravikulam National Park.
