kadur
kadur, Chikamagalur, Karnataka
About
Kadur is a taluk in Chikkamagaluru district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was formerly, a district in the Mysore state. The larger portion of the taluk consists of the Malnad or hill country, which contains some of the wildest mountain scenery in southern India. The western frontier is formed by the chain of the Ghats, of which the highest peaks are the Kudremukh (6215 ft.) and the Meruti Gudda (5451 ft.). The centre is occupied by the horse-shoe range of the Baba Budangiri hill range, containing the loftiest mountain in Mysore, Mullayanagiri (6317 ft.).