Sunday, August 15, 2010

Forts visible from Duke's Nose

Duke's Nose is a wonderful pinnacle that can be seen from Amrutanjan bridge in Khandala and on the stretch between Rajmachi point to Amrutanjan bridge. Every trekker in Pune and Mumbai region wishes to climb this pinnacle once in lifetime. Though it looks difficult to climb if seen from Pune-Mumbai Highway, however, the climb is easy from Kurwande village. 
Duke's Nose is like a central place from where one can see on one side the vast  stretch of konkan region (like Khopoli, Amba river etc) and on other side the Sahyadri mountains. Many trekkers like me always wondered what forts can be seen from Duke's Nose. Therefore, I decided to provide the list of forts that can be seen from Duke's nose. Some forts are easily visible if the sunlight is properly angled. However, other forts need binoculars to see them clearly.

If you stand on Duke's Nose (Nagphani) with your back towards the highway/expressway we can see the following forts

BEHIND - Rajmachi 
              (with Binoculars we can see Peth Padargad and Bhimashankar. 
               We can also see Dhak fort and Bahiri caves) 

RIGHTHAND side - Malanggad, Ershalgad, Prabalgad, Matheran, Karnala, Manikgad, Sankashi fort)

FRONT side - Tailbail, Ghangad, Korigad, Sarasgad, Sudhagad, Thanale caves, Sagargad, Mruggad.

LEFTHAND side - Tung, Tikona, Lohagad, and Visapur. 

So almost 20 forts can be viewed from Duke's Nose.
I hope you'll like the information.

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