List of Hill Stations around Chennai
Chennai is the Capital City of Tamil Nadu has millions of inhabitants with busy and hard life within Concrete buildings, Traffics and pressure of Jobs. The Civilians of Chennai like to visit natural places in their Holidays and Weekends, Indeed they selecting nearest Hill Stations for the journey. Chennai is the Coastal City and has several Beaches and Attractions in and around the city. Tamil Nadu is one of the states with great natural diversity that idealistic for several Hill Stations and Tourist Places. The Following list of Hill Stations near Chennai which are closest to the city and easily accessible as well.
| Hill Stations | From Chennai (in KM) | Places of interest | District | Elevation (in Meters) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yelagiri | 212 | Jalagamparai Waterfalls, Swami Malai Hills, Telescope observatory, YMCA Camp Centre | Vellore | 1,410 |
| Horsley Hills | 274 | Rapelling, Trekking, Lake Gangotri, Highview Seeing Place, Gaalibanda, Environmental Park, Horsley Hills Museum | Kurnool | 1,290 |
| Yercaud | 350 | Yercaud Lake, Lady's Seat, Killiyur Falls, The Servaroyan Temple, Bear’s Cave, Green House, The Gange, Pagoda Point, Silk Farm and Rose Garden, Fairholme Bungalow, Heaven's Ledge, Karadiyur View point, Sri Lalitha Thripura Sundari Amman Temple | Salem | 1,515 |
| Kolli Hills | 380 | Arapaleeswarar temple, A serene Pond, Akash Ganga Falls, Viewpoints | Namakkal | 1,300 |
| Athoor | 450 | Shri Kasi Vishwanathar temple, Shri Vandi Kali Amman temple, Kamarajar Sagar Dam, Viewpoints | Dindigul | |
| Palani Hills | 550 | Peaks, Viewpoints, Lakes, Rivers and Waterfalls | Dindigul | 2,500 |
| Kodaikanal | 550 | Kodaikanal Lake, Bryant Park, Coaker's Walk, Bear Shola Falls, Green Valley View, Pine forests, Shembaganur Museum of Natural History, Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, Pillar Rocks, Guna caves, Silver Cascade, Dolphin's Nose, Kurinji Andavar Murugan temple, Berijam Lake | Dindigul | 1,845 |
| Coonoor | 550 | Sim's Park, Pomological Station, Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint, Lamb’s Rock, Droog Fort, Law's Falls, Ooty, Katary Falls, Pasteur Institute | Nilgiris | 1,850 |
| Ooty | 590 | The Government Botanical Garden, Fernhills palace, Ooty Lake, Toda Hut, Government Rose Garden, Ooty Botanical Gardens, Ooty Lake, Stone House, Toda huts, Ooty Mountain Railway, St. Stephen's Church, Wax World, Ooty, Ooty Golf Course, Tribal Museum, | The Nilgiris | 2,240 |
| Coorg | 640 | Talakaveri, Nisargadhama, Iruppu Falls, Abbey Falls, Dubare, Nagarahole, Bhagamandala, Mallali Falls | Coorg | 900 |
| Munnar | 640 | Tea Estates, Valleys, lanscapes, flora and fauna | Idukki | 1,700 |
| Araku Valley | 940 | Coffee Plantation, Araku-valley, Valley Borracaves, | Visakhapatnam | 911 |
