The Servarayan range known as Shevaroys in the Eastern Ghats is the Yercaud hill station near Salem , Tamil Nadu . It is at an altitude of 1,500 metres (4,920 feet) from mean sea level. The town gets its name from the lake located at its center - in Tamil "Yeri" means "lake" and "Kaadu" means "forest". Yercaud is known for coffee plantations and orange groves