[1] It falls under the Sahyadri Sub Cluster of the Western Ghats, and it became a part of a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in 2012.

[2][3] It is a biodiversity hotspot known for various types of seasonal wild flowers bloom and numerous species of endemic butterflies annually in the months of August and September.

Kaas Pathar is a plateau made from volcanic rocks in the Satara district of Maharashtra, and comes under the biosphere of the Western Ghats.

It is situated high hill plateaus and grasslands turns into a 'valley of flowers' during monsoon season, particularly from August to early October.

Kaas plateau is a World Natural Heritage site, part of the Sahyadri Sub-cluster.

[4][7] In September, some of the most common flowering plants are Eriocaulon spp., Utricularia spp., Pogostemon deccanensis, Senecio grahamii, Impatiens lawii and Dipcadi montanum.

one the more direct way from Satara and another from Tapola via the link road connecting Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani to Kas Pathar.

Kaas lake (built 100 years ago) is a perennial source of Water supply for western part of Satara city by gravity.

Bhattarai et al. 2012 [11] has identified 103 species of local concern on the Kas plateau and surrounding area.

The vegetation and biodiversity values of the Kas plateau as a representative site of the threatened rocky plateau habitat has been discussed by Porembski and Watve (2005) [13] Watve (2007),[14] 2010 [15] One study has been published on the pollination mechanism (Hobbhahn et al., 2006[16] that includes field studies carried out on Kas.

Chikane and Bhosale (2012)[17] have compiled herpetofaunal list of the Kas area including 57 species.

Although a list of invertebrates has not been compiled, Dr. Hemant Ghate (Modern College, Shivajinagar, Pune) and his students have been recording faunal diversity of Kas for more than a decade.

Many popular books have appeared in Marathi and English, including photoguides by Shrotri (2007),[18] Shrikant Ingalhallikar (Flowers of Kas 2012), and another by Satara Forest department in 2012.

Ruddy mongoose, Rusty spotted cat have been observed in surrounding scrub area.

[27] The following is a list of some of the flowers found on at Kaas: The plateau was always under local pressures of grazing and burning.

Recent popularity and sudden growth in tourism are at present the most serious threats, not only to the plateau but also to the surrounding areas.

The easily visible ecological impacts of tourism are high levels of vegetation trampling, microhabitat damage and solid waste problem.

The most serious threat is establishment of invasive weeds, which are introduced through foreign soils and can compete with the indigenous flora.