Meenmutty Falls, Wayanad

Meenmutty Falls, Wayanad
Meenmutty Falls Wayanad
Longest drop 1000 ft


Meenmutty Falls is located 29 km from Kalpetta in Wayanad District in the state of Kerala, India.[1] It is a three-tiered waterfall with a height of 300 metres.[2] Meenmutty is a combination of Malayalam words Meen (fish) and Mutty (blocked). Meenmutty Falls can be reached thorough a 2 km hike though the jungle from the Wayanad-Ooty road.[3] [4] Meenmutty waterfalls are dangerous during rainy seasons due to high inflow and many people have drowned since 1991.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Major Waterfalls". Keralatourism.org.
  2. "Meenmutty Falls". Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  3. "Wayland Outdoor". Archived from the original on 2006-10-23. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  4. "Oh, what a fall!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  5. "Software engineer drowns in waterfall; colleague missing". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2014-06-15.

Coordinates: 11°43′41″N 75°53′10″E / 11.728°N 75.886°E / 11.728; 75.886

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