Kodanad Viewpoint

Kodanad Viewpoint is a scenic hill viewpoint located about 18 km east of Kotagiri in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu. Perched at around 1,800 metres elevation, it offers panoramic views of the Moyar River valley, Bhavani River, Thengumarahada village and surrounding tea estates and forested slopes. Known for its wide valley vistas, mist-covered hills and sunrise views, it is a popular stop for sightseeing and photography on the Kotagiri–Kodanad route.

Visitors can expect an open hilltop viewpoint overlooking a deep valley with layered hills, tea plantations, and the confluence of the Moyar and Bhavani rivers below. The site has a paved viewing area with safety barriers and seating where visitors can stand to view the landscape, take photographs, and observe the village of Thengumarahada in the valley floor. The surroundings are forested and agricultural with tea estates, and the atmosphere is typically cool and misty in the mornings.

The Kodanad area is part of the Nilgiri Hills plantation region developed during the British colonial period in the 19th century, when tea and coffee estates and hill roads were established around Kotagiri and Kodanad.