Paithalmala
The highest point in Kannur, on the Karnataka border, with a walk up through forest.
- Where
- Kannur, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 12.1701, 75.5567
Get the Paithalmala stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Paithalmala. 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 Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Paithalmala
Tadiandamol 13 km
The highest point in Kodagu at 1,748 metres, and the third highest in Karnataka.
Talacauvery 24 km
The tank the Cauvery rises from, on one day a year.
Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary 25 km
The hills above Talacauvery where the Kaveri rises, with shola and grassland.
Rajarajeshwara Temple 26 km
A Shiva temple at Taliparamba, counted among the twelve great Shivalayas of old Kerala.
Muthappan Temple 27 km
Parassinikadavu, where the deity is a hunter, takes toddy, and appears nightly as theyyam.
Virajpet 27 km
The southern town of Coorg, laid out by a raja in 1792 as a market on the road to Kerala, and now the coffee planters' town.
Madikeri 33 km
The old Coorg capital in the mist, with a fort, a raja's tomb and coffee on every slope around it.
Madikeri Fort 34 km
The fort at the top of Madikeri, first raised by a Kodagu raja and rebuilt more than once since.
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Questions
Where is Paithalmala?
Paithalmala is in Kannur, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tadiandamol (13 km), Talacauvery (24 km), Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (25 km).
How do I get the Paithalmala stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Paithalmala and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Paithalmala before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.