A typical shola land is ‘Avalanche, about 30 km from Ooty and comprising of a lake, shola grassland as well as spectacular mountain view. Nilgiri biosphere reserve covers an area of 5500 sq.km in states of Karnataka, Kerala & Tamilnadu. In the upper Nilgiris, there is no summer and winter season as such, but only wet and dry season prevails. Dry season commences from January to April. The western slopes receive rainfall about 3000 mm. It exceeds 5000 mm in some parts of Nilgiris. The first monsoon commences from June until September and the next from October to December. The temperature around the year ranges from 0 to 40c.
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