Kodaikanal is a hill station located in the Palani Hills of the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu. The Palani Hills form the eastern part of the Western Ghats, and Kodaikanal sits at an elevation of about 2,133 meters in this range. Annamalai, Nilgiri, and Madumalai (Mudumalai) are other hill ranges or wildlife sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu but not where Kodaikanal is located.