Mussoorie

Mussoorie

Mussoorie is a hill station and located in the Dehradun District in Uttarakhand. Mussoorie is also famous as The Queen of the Hills. It is around 35 km far from the Dehradun and 290 km from New Delhi. Mussorie is set in foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan area. Mussoorie is at an average height of 6,578 feet in the northeast side is the Himalayan snow range and in the south side is the Doon Valley and Shiwalik ranges. The second highest point (7,464 ft) is the Lal Tibba in Landour.

Tourist Places in Mussoorie

Mussoorie Lake

Mussoorie Lake is located on the Mussoorie-Dehradun road and 6 km far from Mussoorie. Mussoorie Lake was made by Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority.  Tourists enjoy the views of Doon Valley from the lake.  Pedal boats facilities are available which attract tourists.

Kempty Falls

Kempty Falls is a waterfall. It is situated in Ram Gaon and Kempty in the Tehri Garhwal District. It is 13 kilometers away from Mussoorie and 45 kilometers far from Dehradun. The Kempty Falls area is surrounded by high mountain ranges at the height of 4500 feet.

Kempty Falls were developed by British officer John Mekinan. It was developed as a tourist destination around 1835. Kempty Name maybe derived from the word camp-tea. A stream of water starting from the village Banglow ki kandi reaches in Kempty and falls from 4,500 ft.  Thereafter it splits into five other cascades.

Lake Mist

Lake Mist is located on the Mussoorie-Kempty road around 5 km before Kempty Falls. Through which flows the Kempty River includes its many small waterfalls. Lake Mist Resort offers accommodation, restaurant and boating.

Bhatta Falls

Bhatta Falls is located near the village of Bhatta on the Mussoorie-Dehradun Road. The falls is 7 km far from Mussoorie and 3km from Bhatta.

Jharipani Fall

Jharipani Fall is located on the Mussoorie-Jharipani road. It is 8.5 km away from Mussoorie.

Mossy Fall

Mossy Fall is situated 7 km from Mussoorie. It is surrounded by a dense forest.

Lal Tibba   

Lal Tibba is also known as Depot Hill due to its previous use as a military depo. It is the highest point in Mussoorie and can be seen the views of the town and its surroundings. A Japanese telescope was installed at Lal Tibba in 1967 to show the views of Himalayan areas including Badrinath, Kedarnath, Banderpunch.

Municipal Garden

The Municipal Garden is around 2 km far via Waverly Convent School road on foot. It is an artificial mini-lake which offers paddle boats facilities.

Camel's Back Road

Camel's Back Road includes nature walk. A Road is a shape of a camel's hump and this road named after it. This road has hotels and motels and there is an oldest Christian church St Mary's, is above Mall Road.

Nahata Estate

It is also known as Childer's Lodge. It is a property owned by the Harakh Chand Nahata family which is spread more than 300 acres. Nahata Estate is the highest point of Mussoorie nearby Lal Tibba.

Gun Hill

Gun Hill is very famous place because of the second highest Peak in Mussoorie afte Lal Tibba. This place can be reached by cable car from the Mall road. There is a Cannon in Gun Hill which is previously used. Britishers had done the reckless firing in this area. Hence this area is known as Gun Hill.

Sir George Everest's House

Sir George Everest's House located around 6 km from Gandhi Chowk and a walkable distance from Library Bazaar. There are the remains of the building and laboratory of Sir George Everest at the Park Estate. Sir George Everest was Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843. The world's highest peak Mt. Everest is named after him. The site shows a beautiful view of Doon Valley and Aglar River valley and on the other side an attractive view of the peaks of the Himalayan.

Happy Valley

Happy Valley is situated in west of Mussoorie’s Dalai Hill. From here the mountain ranges of Jaunpur and Nag-Tibba can be seen. There is a Tibetan Monastery inside the valley and shows a nice view of Hathipaon.

Nag Devta Temple

Nag Devta Temple is located on Cart Mackenzie Road on the road to Dehradun. It is far about 6 km from Mussoorie.  The ancient Nag Devta Temple is devoted to God Shiv. It provides a view of Mussoorie and the Doon Valley.

Jwalaji Temple

Jwalaji Temple is located at the top of Benog Hill, around 9 km from Mussoorie. Temple has an idol of the Goddess Durga. Temple is on the Benog Hill which provides a view of the valley of the Aglar River.

Cloud End

Cloud End is surrounded by deodar jungle. The bungalow is made in 1838 by a British major. This Bungalow has been converted to a hotel now.

Van Chetna Kendra

Van Chetna Kendra is located around 11 km from Library Point. It is 840 acres sanctuary which was established in 1993.

Benog Wildlife Sanctuary

Benog Wildlife Sanctuary is situated about 11 km from Library Point. It provides a forest habitat for local birds and animals and remains open for all tourists.

Mall Road

Mall Road is a shopping area at the Centre of Mussoorie. On the Mall Road there are shops, cafes, Tibetan market and a Methodist church. Tourists can purchase books, clothes, Artificial Jewelry and local items from here and enjoy the food.

Tourist Places near the Mussoorie - Dhanaulti Hill Station

Dhanaulti

Dhanaulti is a hill station which is located in the Garhwal Himalayan range. It is set 24 km far from the hill station of Mussoorie. The climate is very cool and pleasant in summer and winter both. The summer temperatures remain around 20 to 25 °C while winter temperatures remain between 7 °C and -1 °C.

How to reach Dhanauti Hill Station

Dhanauti Hill Station is located 325 km from Delhi. The nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun which is 82 km away. The nearest railway station is Dehradun which is 66 km away.

Tourist Places in Dhanaulti

Surkanda Devi Temple

Surkanda Devi Temple is located 8 km away from Dhanaulti. Ganga Dussehra fair which is held in autumn is very famous here. It is triangle of the Devi Darshan Surkanda Devi, Chandrabadni and Kunjapuri and gives trekking opportunities around Dhanaulti.

Amber and Dhara – Eco Parks

Amber and Dhara are the two Eco Parks which have been developed by the Forest Department of Uttarakhand. They are in Dhanuti Hill areas that are protected of small forest having Deodar Trees. Tourists can also enjoy the adventure sports such as walking over the flying fox and riding horses. Tourists can also plant a tree species in the memory of their beloved. This plantation is called as memory sapling plantation.

How to Reach Mussoorie

By Air: The nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport. It is located about 60 km from the city. Private and Government Buses, cabs and rented taxis can be taken easily from outside of the airport to reach the Mussoorie.

By Rail: The Nearest railway station is the Dehradun railway station. It has good train connectivity with other major stations such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Allahabad and Lucknow. Dehradun railway station is also well connected to others tourist places in Uttrakhand such as Haridwar.

By Road: Mussorie has good road connectivity with various part of the country such as Delhi, Shimla, Haridwar, Rishikesh and Dehradun. State transport buses are regularly available. Sleeper and A/c buses are available from Delhi, Shimla and other parts of the Uttarakhand. This journey is quite cheap and comfortable.

Best time to Visit

Mussoorie can be visited any time of the year. The best time is to visit from March to June. These months are summer or spring season in the country. People want to escape this heat and prefer to enjoy in Mussoorie.  November to February is the winter season and people who love the snow can visit the Mussoorie.