Anamudi peak is the highest peak in Western Ghats and South India. It is located in Ernakulam district and Idukki district of Kerala and has an elevation of 2,695 metres. It is home to one of largest surviving populations of Asian elephants, Gaurs and the Nilgiri Tahrs. The mountain is covered with evergreen forests and inhabited by endemic flora and fauna. The forest is also the source of some large and scenic rivers in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.