| Bodamalai Betta | |
| Other Name: | Bodamalai Mountain |
| Settlement Type: | Reserve forest |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 11.9142°N 77.5544°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Salem District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Governing body |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tamil Nadu Forest Department |
| Parts Type: | Talukas |
| Parts: | Mettur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | WxNW of Mettur (29.6km (18.4miles)) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | IUCN category |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | V |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Drainage basin |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Palar River |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Highest_elevation |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | 1200m (3,900feet) AMSL |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Public access: |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | off-trail trekking year-round, free, no services |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Cwa (Köppen) |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Precipitation |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 1600mm |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 33.2°C |
| Blank4 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank4 Info Sec2: | 15.1°C |
| Footnotes: | Rainfall: |
Bodamalai Betta is a 1200m (3,900feet) mountain in the Eastern Ghats of South India. It is in the hills 20km (10miles) west of the Stanley Reservoir in Salem District of Tamil Nadu state, India.
Elevation is 1200m (3,900feet). It is the tallest of a distinct area of hills covering an area about10km (10miles) east-west and 7km (04miles) km north–south, all with elevation below600m (2,000feet), surrounded by valleys on the south, west and north and plains to the east. Bodamalai Betta is in a strong (VI) earthquake zone, with on average one every 50 years, with magnitude of 5–6 on the Richter magnitude scale.
3km (02miles) to the north of the peak is the east–west valley of the Palar River, a minor tributary of the Kaveri River There is a local road along the river.
The nearest town is Chinna Cottai by road in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka state.
Bodamalai Betta is in an area with a Humid subtropical climate. April is warmest month with an average temperature of at noon. January is coldest with an average temperature of at night. Temperatures drop sharply at night. February is on average the month with most sunshine. Rainfall and other precipitation peaks around October. January is the driest month.