Vavulmala

Vavul Mala വാവുല്‍ മല
Vavul Mala വാവുല്‍ മല Location of Vavul Mala Peak in Kerala
Highest point
Elevation	2,339 m (7,674 ft)
Prominence	1,479 m (4,852 ft)
Coordinates	11°25′41″N 76°07′52″E / 11.428°N 76.131°E / 11.428; 76.131Coordinates: 11°25′41″N 76°07′52″E / 11.428°N 76.131°E / 11.428; 76.131
Geography
Location	Border of Thamarassery Taluk, Kozhikode district and Nilambur Taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, India
Parent range	Western Ghats
Climbing
Easiest route	hike

Vavul Mala is a peak in the Western Ghats in the Vellarimala range of Kerala, India. It is situated at the border of Malappuram district and Kozhikode district in Kerala. Vavulmala resembles to a "Camel Humb". Situated at a height of 2,339m, it is the highest peak in the Western Ghats northwards beyond the Nilgiris and also the highest point of Kozhikode district.These compact hills are faunastically and florastically similar to Nilgiri hills.

The first volume of William Logan's 1887 publication Malabar Manual (the work was later followed up by the Malabar Gazetteer of 1908) refers the 7,677-foot high Vavul Mala as a land-mark conspicuous far out to the Arabian sea.

Vellarimala range is situated in between border of Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad. It is a high landscape known as "Camel Hump Mountains". It is separated from Nilgiri hills by Deccan plateau and Chaliyar river valley. It is one the toughest trek in South India.