The beauty of the verdant hill station of Yercaud, situated in Tamil Nadu , is such it’s popularly mentioned as ‘Jewel of the South’. Nestled within the Shevaroy Hills of the Eastern Ghats within the district of Salem, it lies at an approximate height of 4,970 ft above mean water level . The name of Capitol Hill town has been derived from its geography. thanks to the expansion of an outsized number of trees around its main lake, the locals started calling the place ‘Yeri-Kaadu’, which accurately translates into lake forest. Over the years, both words merged to form the name Yercaud.

Yercaud is spread across a neighborhood of about 383 sq km, that has its reserve forests. the remainder of its terrain includes the rocky Eastern Ghats. The place enjoys a cool climate for many parts of the year. The temperatures are said to rarely rise above 29 degrees Celsius or reduce below 13 degrees Celsius. This pristine hill station is additionally preferred by tourists because it is a smaller amount crowded and has peaceful surroundings that provides a respite from the bustle of the town . Adding to its verdant landscape is that the Orchidarium (where orchids are cultivated) that’s maintained by the Botanical Survey of India. Moreover, there are coffee plantations, orange groves, banana, pear and jackfruit farms, and pepper plantations found in abundance in Yercaud.
This region is so beautiful that even members of the Animalia cannot ignore its charms. Bisons, deer, rabbits, hares, foxes, mongooses, squirrels, partridges, snakes, bulbuls, kites, sparrows and swallows call it home.