Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
The largest protected forest in India, spread across three states along the Nilgiri hills.
- Where
- Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.6700, 76.5400
Get the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. 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 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta 7.1 km
The highest hill in Bandipur, with a Hoysala temple at the top and mist over it most mornings.
Mudumalai National Park 8.9 km
The corridor elephants use between the Nilgiris, Bandipur and Wayanad, and part of the largest protected block in south India.
Bandipur National Park 9.5 km
Teak and dry deciduous forest on the old Mysore hunting reserve, joined to Nagarhole, Mudumalai and Wayanad.
Mudumalai Theppakadu 11 km
The elephant camp, and the Mysore road through the reserve.
Masinagudi 16 km
A village in the elephant corridor between Mudumalai and Bandipur, where the animals cross the road at dusk.
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 19 km
The second largest sanctuary in Kerala, in four ranges across the Wayanad plateau.
Pykara 25 km
A river the Todas hold sacred, rising at Mukurthi peak above Ooty.
Sultan Bathery 28 km
The Wayanad town named for the Jain temple Tipu used as an ammunition store, and the base for Edakkal and Muthanga.
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Questions
Where is Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve?
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta (7.1 km), Mudumalai National Park (8.9 km), Bandipur National Park (9.5 km).
How do I get the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 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 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 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.
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