Coonoor is situated on the eastern side of the southern extremity of the Doddabetta range, at an altitude of 1,858 metres above the sea level. It is the second largest hill Coonoor station in the Nilgiris. Coonoor is located 19-km away from Ooty, a famous hill station of India. Coonoor was home to the Coon hill tribe.
Coonoor is the first of the three hill stations in the Nilgiris- Ooty, Kotagiri and Coonoor - that one comes across when leaving behind the southern plains. Grassy meadows, tea bushes and profusion of Sunflowers, Marigolds and Rhododendrons, all growing wild cover it. Coonoor is essentially a small tea garden town where the weather remains pleasantly cool throughout the year. The town is physically divided into upper and lower Coonoor.
Places To Stay - Coonoor
Coonoor has its share of luxury to moderate and budget hotels to guesthouses and picturesque resorts. Upper Coonoor is highly recommended.
Main Attraction
Sim's Park, Pasteur Institute, Pomological Station, Lamb's Rock, Law Falls.
General Information - Coonoor
- STD Code: 0423
- Languages : Tamil and English.
- Area : 14-sq-kms.
- Population : 48,000 (1991 Census).
- Altitude : 1,858 m.
- Clothing : Light woollen in summer and heavy woollen in winter.
- Best Time : November-February.
- Location : 19-km Away From Ooty, Tamil Nadu.
- Climate - Summer Max 27ºC, Min 12ºC / Winter Max: 22ºC, Min: 7ºC
How To Get There - Coonoor
By Air
The nearest airport is Coimbatore, which has daily flights to and from Chennai,
Bangalore, Cochin and Trivandrum.
By Rail
Coonoor is on the toy-train line between Mettupalayam (28 km) and Ooty. The toy
train leaves Mettupalayam for Ooty early morning and arrives at Ooty by noon. The total time taken on the return trip
back to Mettupalayam is about 3½ hours. However, this train service is often disrupted during the heavy monsoon
season.
By Road
Coonoor is well connected by road with the major cities and towns of the
state.
There are regular buses from Ooty, Coimbatore, and Kotagiri.
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