Altitude: 1000m. above MSL; Rainfall : 2300 mm annually;
Access: Road- NH Passes through the Sanctuary. One has to stop at Theppakkadu.
Rail: 65 Kms- Udhagamandalam, 95 Kms - Mysore,
Air: 160 Kms- Coimbatore;
Season: September to May;
Other Facilities: Vehicles on hire, & Elephant safari;
Nearest Gasoline station: Udhagamandalam _ 65 Kms;
Authority: The wildlife Warden, Mahalingam Buildings, Coonoor Road, Ooty- 643 001.
This sanctuary is located where the Nilgiri Hills, the offshoot of the Western ghats meet the eastern ghats. The Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary has varied mixture of flat land, undulating parkland, open grassland, swamp, valleys and nullas. The Moyyar river in this region forms a series of spectacular cascades on its way. 65 Kms. away from Udhagamandalam and situated along the Udhaga-mandalam- Mysore highway, this sanctuary could be reached from Mysore as well.
This 321 Sq.km. wide sanctuary encompasses a National Park spread in an area of 103 sq.kms. The vegetation is varied with moist deciduous. It becomes dry deciduous towards Bandhipur, mainly mixed forests with Bamboss (Bambusa arundinacea), Terminalia tomontosa, Grewia, and blooming trees like Indian labumusum.Aredesia, Solanahncea are some of the flora. The fauna include Elephants, Gaur, Bonnet Macaque, Common langur, tigers and leopards, Chital, dhole panther, Sloth Bear, Python, barking deer, Four- Horned Antelope, Otter, Crocodiles (mugger), Giant flying squirrel, Sambar, Hyena, Wild Dog, Wild Boar, Mouse Deer, Spotted Deer, Jackal, Hare, Parcupine and Mongoose.
