Chikmagalur - 30km
Bangalore - 265km
  Kadur - 40km
  Mangalore - 180km
Bangalore - 305km
 
 
 
 
Flora and Fauna:
Mostly evergreen and semi-evergreen forests with shoal-grassland habitat at elevations above 1400m.

Mammals:
They include the tiger, leopard, wild dog, jackal, lion-tailed macaque, common langur, sloth bear, gaur, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, Malabar giant squirrel, giant flying squirrel, porcupine, and the mongoose.

Reptiles:
Snakes and tortoises are found here.

Birds:
The Malabar trogon, great pied hornbill, Malabar whistling thrush and the imperial pigeon can be found.