Nelliyampathy hills
 The
Nelliyampathy hills [forest range] comprise a chain of ridges
cut off from one another by valleys of dense evergreen forests
and orange plantations. The height of the hills ranges from
467 meters to the tallest peak Padgiri looming at 1572
metres. Seethakundu at Nelliyampathy offers a fantastic
view of the valley below a wide-angled vision of one-third of
the entire Palghat area. The Parambikulam Wildlife
Sanctuary sprawling over 285 sq. kms, is a neighbouring
sanctuary, that shelters the largest population of wild Gaur
(Bison). The hills of Nelliyampathy lie at a distance of
126 kms and take about 4 hours from Calicut.
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