Kotagiri
The oldest of the three Nilgiri hill stations, quieter than both the others, with tea to the horizon and Catherine Falls below.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.4167, 76.8667
Get the Kotagiri stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kotagiri. 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 Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kotagiri
Coonoor 11 km
The quieter Nilgiri station below Ooty, where the toy train stops for tea and Sim's Park has grown trees since 1874.
Nilgiri Mountain Railway 11 km
The steepest rack railway in Asia, climbing from three hundred to twenty two hundred metres in forty six kilometres.
Doddabetta 14 km
The highest point in the Nilgiris.
Government Botanical Garden 17 km
Twenty two hectares laid out at Ooty in 1848, on the lower slopes above the town.
Pykara Falls 18 km
The shola, the lake and the boat.
Ooty 19 km
The Nilgiri hill station at twenty two hundred metres, reached by a rack railway that has run since 1908.
Bhavanisagar Dam 28 km
An earthen dam on the Bhavani in Erode district, west of Sathyamangalam.
Pykara 30 km
A river the Todas hold sacred, rising at Mukurthi peak above Ooty.
More famous places to visit in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Kotagiri?
Kotagiri is in Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Coonoor (11 km), Nilgiri Mountain Railway (11 km), Doddabetta (14 km).
How do I get the Kotagiri stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kotagiri and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kotagiri before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu 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.