Glenmorgan is a village located at a distance of 25 kilometers from Ooty. This place is known for its tea estates which includes one of the oldest tea estates in the region known as the Glenmorgan tea estate. The Pykara power house is located near the Glenmorgan estate, for which a lake at the foot of the estate forms the fore bay.
Glenmorgan
Glenmorgan | |
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Village | |
  Glenmorgan Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°29′58″N 76°36′33″E / 11.49950°N 76.60917°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Nilgiris |
| Government | |
| • Body | Udagamandalam Municipality Corporation |
| Elevation | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 643 001 |
| Telephone code | 91423 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 43 |
| Civic agency | Udagamandalam Municipality Corporation |
| Climate | Tropical wet (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,237 millimetres (48.7 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Temperature from Batchmates.com[2] | |
Ropeway
editOne of the attractions here is a 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) rope way from a power house in Singara to Glenmorgan.[3] The ropeway has an inclination of nearly 41° for 300 metres (980 ft) near a stretch called the German Point making the ascent and descent through it difficult. For the purpose of accommodating Electricity Board officials and tourists, rest houses are available at both ends of the ropeway.[4]
Tourist attraction
editGlenmorgan is used as a picnic spot by tourists and offers panoramic views of the Mudumalai National Park, Mysore, the Moyar valley and the power house at Singara.[3] Presently tourists are not allowed and it seems the rope car is not operated.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About Municipality". municipality.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- ^ "Ooty: In the Lap of the Nilgiris". batchmates.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- ^ a b "OOTY / UDHAGAI / UDHAGAMANDALAM / OOTACAMUND - GLENMORGAN". nilgiris.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "GLENMORGAN". nilgiris.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.