Cardamom Hills

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The Cardamom Mountains on the map of the Indian subcontinent.

The Cardamom Mountains (English Cardamom Hills ) are a mountain range in southern India. It lies on the border of the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu and is part of the Western Ghats, which run on the edge of the Deccan Plateau. The name comes from the cardamom plantations in the cooler mountains, where pepper and coffee is grown.

The highest elevation in the Cardamom Mountains is the Anamudi with a height of 2,695 m, which is also the highest peak in South India.