Horsley Hills Viewpoint

Horsley Hills Viewpoint is a scenic overlook within the Horsley Hills hill station in B Kothakota Mandal, Annamayya District, Andhra Pradesh. Situated at about 1,265 metres elevation in the Eastern Ghats, it offers panoramic views of forested valleys, hills and plains. Part of a hill station developed as a former British summer retreat, the viewpoint is a central attraction for sightseeing and photography within the Horsley Hills resort area managed by Andhra Pradesh Tourism.

Visitors can expect an open hilltop viewpoint with paved viewing areas and safety railings overlooking dense forests, valleys and distant plains of the Eastern Ghats. The setting is quiet and natural, surrounded by eucalyptus and other hill vegetation. Visitors can walk to the edge platform, take photographs, enjoy sunrise and sunset views, and explore adjacent park areas and short nature trails within the Horsley Hills resort complex.

Horsley Hills is named after W. D. Horsley, British Collector of Cuddapah (Kadapa) in the 1860s, who developed the area as a summer retreat. The hill station retains colonial-era bungalows and was later developed as a hill resort by the Andhra Pradesh government and Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.

The hills are locally associated with Mallamma, a tribal woman saint revered in the region, and the Mallamma Temple on the hills remains a local cultural landmark for visitors.