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Yercaud, a hill station at the salem district Tamilnadu is known for its natural heritages, very rare and scarce plants and animals of India. The hill consists of a span of 1515 metres land is known for the varied of natural beauty. The salubrious climate is its added attraction. It varies from moderate to quite cool. Winter starts in September and ends in January. In winter, the mountains are covered with mist. Temperatures range from 12 ° C to 24 ° C in winter and 16 ° C to 30 ° C in summer. The average rainfall is 1500-2000 mm. The entire hill is popularly addressed as yercaud. Yercaud town is situated total extent of Yercaud Taluk is 382.67 km, including reserve forest. It is 50 km from salem. The 19th century British settlers in Salem found Yercaud. Salem District Governor Kak Burn introduced the fruits of coffee and apples. Yercaud, known as Ooty of the Poor, is a paradise for the middle class people. There is an increasing number of tourists coming to Yercaud, where the shade of the trees, the breeze and the impact of the sun obscures the sun.