The Kas Plateau is a lateritic table land, typical of the the Western Ghats in Maharashtra.
In the monsoon months the Kas Pathar as it is locally known, transforms into a wildflower wonderland.
Satara is the convenient gateway for a visit to Kas with a range of hotels available to suit all budgets.
The Yevteshwar plateau is a flat ridge with the beautiful Kanher lake on one side and the vast Urmodi reservoir and Sajjangad on the other.
“Kas Plateau – Wildflower wonderland and UNESCO World Heritage Site”
The entire wildflower zone on the Pathar is now fenced. Visitors may spend as much time as they like and walk.
sunny morning with azure blue skies can suddenly change to billowing clouds, mist and rain.
This mountain chain is recognized as one of the world’s eight ‘hottest hotspots’ of biological diversity along with Sri Lanka.
The WG is an “Evolutionary Ecotone” illustrating “Out of Africa” and “Out of Asia” hypotheses on species dispersal and vicariance.
Kas plateau are typically of herbaceous nature of like grasses. Botanically the flora is labeled as “herbaceous”.
25 Km away from Satara Dist H.Q. & 20 Km away from Northern part of Koyana Sanctuary. Locally called as ‘Kas Pathar’ or ‘Plateau of Flowers’.
Many species which are still new to the Botanical Science are observed on plateau.
In September, the weather can change within minutes so what begins as a warm sunny morning.
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