Mussoorie falls in the
Garhwal region of Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal) .
The queen of hill stations
is about 89 km from Haridwar
and the salubrious climate and
deep woods make it an ideal hill
station. The name, Mussoorie, derives its name from
plants of ' Mussoorie', found in
abundance here. After its discovery, this place gradually
developed as a center of education, business, tourism
and beauty.
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Climate
Mussoorie has a pleasant
climate around the year. It is a very cool
place with greenery at its full
bloom in spring from
Sep-Nov. The Himalayas are clearly visible. The best
seasons to visit are from Apr-June
and again from Sep-Nov. When the plains of
North India experience heat waves, Mussoorie
provides a welcome break. It is better
to avoid monsoons when there are
heavy rains and the roads are in bad shape.
And in winter too when roads are blocked due
to snowfall.
Language
The main languages are Hindi,
Garhwali and English (in tourist
spots).
The
hill station of Mussoorie came into being around the
1830s. What began as a small settlement grew into a large
station to turn into a hill station of today overlooking the
sprawling Doon valley and the city
of Dehradun.
Unlike most hillstations of the region,
Mussoorie was not named after a place in England, but the name
given by the hill-folk was retained by the
British. Situated at a height of around 7000
ft above the sea level, straddles a ridge in the
Garhwal Himalayas, developing into a major
tourism destination.
Places of
interest in and around Mussoorie include Mussoorie
Lake, Lal Tibba (highest point and the
oldest inhabited place in Mussoorie), The Mall &
Camel's Back (a walk or a rickshaw ride down the
Mall, with tourist shops wall to wall, and around the wooded
road of Camel's Back is fun), Tibetan Temple, Lake
Mist, Charlieveli Hotel (the first hotel in
Mussoorie), Cloud's End, Kempty Falls,
Nag Tibba peak, Gun Hill and Dhanolti
town.
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