Located at the foothills of the Mullayanagiri Range, the city of Chikmagalur is surrounded by the Chandra Dronha hills and dense forests of this region. The Chikmagalur city is situated at a height of 1090 meters above the sea level. Chikmagalur is famous for its coffee cultivation and thecoffee variety known as Arabica is grown on the upper hills while the Robusta variety is grown on the lower levels.