Kotaganga Plains & Falls කොටගග තැන්න සහ ඇල්ල Part 01 | Knuckles Mountain Range | Vlog 03 Eng Sub

The Knuckles Mountain Range also called the Knuckles Massif; a bio-diversity hotspot located in the districts of Kandy and Matale in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Situated at a height of over 3000 ft above sea level, covering a land area of approximately 21 ha it consists of five peaks; namely Kirigalpottha, Gombaniya, Knuckles, Koboneelagala and Dotulugala which form the shape of the knuckles in a clenched fist. The area situated from 3000 to 6500 feet in height. was declared a climatic reserve in 1873 and a conservation forest in 2000, later a National Man & Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site in 2009. It is today considered as one of South Asia’s important sites for the conservation of montane tropical forest habitats. The climate here varies from hot to very wet and cold with some higher elevations reporting ground frost during January – March with strong winds at most other times. The vegetation in the valleys and foothills consist mainly of semi evergreen vegetation with large trees, the upper slopes contain tropical montane humid evergreen rain forest and the upper levels possess cloud forests; a moist forest with a low-level cloud cover where various endemic species of ferns, orchids, lichens and mosses grow profusely. The other types of unique vegetation found here includes the distinctively beautiful grasslands called “Pitawala Patana”, the picturesque Riverine forests alongside the rivers and waterways, the Scrublands and the Pygmy forests with its twisted and gnarled plant life that grow up to 1-2 m from ground level. The Knuckles massif separates itself from the central hills by the Dumbara Valley; a deep gorge. There are several trails to the Knuckles Mountain range, each one different and exclusive, making it ideal for hiking, trekking, waterfall hunting, bird watching and certainly a must place for some scenic photography. Visitors can travel on three routes from Kandy via Rattota, via Wattegama and via Teldeniya. The Knuckles Forest reserve is considered a vital water catchment with many of its streams feeding important downstream rivers such as the gigantic Mahaweli River (the country’s longest), the Heen River, Maha Oya, Hasalaka Oya and the Theligamu Oya. Subscribe Chiraa SL    / chiraasl   Follow on Instagram   / chiraa_sl   Follow on Facebook   / chiraasl   Gear Used - Iphone 11 Macbook Air M1 Final Cut Pro X #srilanka #knuckles #travel #travelvlog #chiraasl 0:00 - Intro Cover 0:10 - Way to Theldeniya 1:22 - Route Plan 2:00 - Way to Rangala 4:55 - Way to Thangappuwa 6:16 - Through the Knuckles Mountain range 12:44 - Kotaganga Plains 14:00 - Kotaganga Plains Cinematic 15:50 - Next Day