அகத்திய
மலை/അഗസ്ത്യമല
Agasthyakoodam is
the second highest peak in Kerala and is a part of the
Kalakkadu-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve of the Western Ghats. It is at
an elevation of 1868 meters or 6129 feet and rich in vegetation.
There will be restricted permission for visitors for trekking during
January to February every year. Trekkers need to walk 35 kilometers
through the forest from the Bonacaud, around 50 kilometer away from
the Thiruvananthapuram city. There is a forest base station at
Athirumala to rest. More than 2000 medicinal plants, have been
identified from the Agasthyamala biosphere. Arogyapacha, a rejuvenating herb was first identified from here.
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