Nallamala Mountains
| Nallamala Mountains | ||
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 The Nallamala Mountains from afar during the dry season |
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| Highest peak | Bhairani Konda ( 1100 m ) | |
| location | Andhra Pradesh | |
| part of | Eastern Ghats | |
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| Coordinates | 15 ° 41 ′ N , 78 ° 47 ′ E | |
| surface | 7,640 km² | |
The Nallamala Mountains (also Nallamalai Mountains , English Nallamala Hills or Nallamala Range , Telugu నల్లమల్ల కొండలు 'Black Mountains') are an almost extensive forested mountain region in the eastern part of the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India . They are located south of Krishna in the Eastern Ghats . The valleys and ridges of the area run mainly in a north-south direction, the mountain range runs for about 430 kilometers parallel to the eastern Coromandel coast , in the south it is bounded by the Tirupati basin. The width of the area is about 30 kilometers, the area about 7640 km².
The vegetation mostly corresponds to tropical, deciduous forests, both dry forests and wet forests occur, mixed with scrub. The climate is generally hot and dry, with maximum temperatures between 43 ° C and 45 ° C in May and minimum temperatures of 8 ° C in December. The amount of precipitation averages between 900 and 1000 millimeters.
The biodiversity of the Nallamala Mountains is considered to be great. This also applies to the fauna there ; an investigation in 2002 revealed 74 mammal and 302 bird species . Almost half of the area of the Nallamala Mountains belongs to the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (3568 km²), the only area in Andhra Pradesh where tigers are found. Another sanctuary is in this area is the Gundla Brahmeshwararn Wildlife Sanctuary with an area of 1198 km².
