Situated a stone’s throw away from Karnataka's highest peak, Mullayanagiri in Chikmagalur, Yelnoorkhan Estate was established in 1903. It happens to be one of the few coffee estates in India which are located at an elevation of 5,000 ft  (1158 - 1524 M) above the sea level. The high altitude, ambient weather, fertile soil, and sufficient shade are what make Yelnoorkhan’s Arabica coffees special. The estate is one of Kelachandra Coffee's prime properties and is Rainforest Alliance Certified.

Yelnoorkhan Estate is home to plenty of oak, rosewood, jack and ficus trees, along with a host of other exotic evergreens. The estate is always abuzz with the pleasant hum of woodpeckers, doves, drongos, jungle fowls and bee eaters. Moreover, wild animals such as panthers, deer, gaur, wild boar, civet cats, hares and even tigers roam free in the estate!