Kan: ಕುದುರೆಮುಖ kuduremukha
‘Horse Face’ Mountain Range/Peak, Karnataka
From Kan: kudure, ‘horse’, ‘knight (in chess)’; and Skt: mukha, ‘mouth’.
Kuduremukha is a 1,894 m peak (Karnataka’s second highest), mountain range, national park, hill station and mining town in Chikkamagaluru district. The name comes from the outline of the mountain when viewed from a particular angle.
With an annual rainfall of 7-8,000mm it is one of the wettest places in India. Its slopes are ideal for coffee and tea plantations.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Karnataka place names.
