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| Brief of Ooty |
Ooty pronunciation is a city, a municipality and the district capital of the Nilgiris district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Ootacamund is a popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills. |
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| Climate |
| Located in the mountainous range called the Blue Mountains or Nilgiris, Ooty draws a large number of tourists every year. The weather is quite pleasant at a mean of 15 to 20 °C (59 to 68 °F) year round, dropping to lows of 0 °C (32 °F) during winter. The hill town suffers from rampant commercialization and various other ecological and infrastructural issues. |
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| Tourism |
| The landscape is marked by rolling hills and plateaus covered with dense vegetation, tea gardens, and eucalyptus trees. Many portions of the hills are preserved as natural reserve forests, and special permits are needed to camp outside of campgrounds. Ooty is more of a focal point of attraction for tourists, who also undertake auto tours of the surrounding countryside. |
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| Places of Natural Beauty |
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| Doddabetta Peak |
| The highest point in the Nilgiri Hills, offering spectacular views over the town and district. There is road access to the summit. There is a reserved forest area around the peak. |
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| Ketti Valley |
| There is a view point called "Valley View" on the main Ooty to Coonoor road. |
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| Ooty Golf Links |
| A forested and grassy area, partially home to a golf course |
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| Pykara Lake Boat House |
| The most accessible of all the nearby lakes. A boathouse and picnic area has been developed to provide access to this area. Most of the remainder of the lake is within a reserved forest and off limits to visitors. |
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| Wenlock Downs |
| This is a grassland area typical of the original bioscape of the Nilgiris. It has gently undulating hills, and is often compared with areas in the British isles such as the Yorkshire Dales. This is a popular film shooting area, particularly two areas sitauted approximately six and nine miles (14 km) out of Ooty on the main Ooty to Pykara road (also known as Mysore Road). These locations are accordingly named "Sixth Mile" and "Ninth Mile". |
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| Kamraj Sagar Lake |
| On the way to Pykara. A nearby lake bordered by pine forests. |
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| Mudumalai National Park |
| Situated at a lower altitude and easily accessible to visitors. It borders the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka |
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| Mukurthi National Park |
| A large protected area generally not accessible to visitors. It also contains a lake and peak of the same name. |
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| Pine Forest |
| Taking a bus from ooty bus stand to thalakunda or any bus to mysore will take you to this place called pine forest. |
