Mussoorie
Mussoorie
Masūrī | |
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View of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand from the top of Gun Hill | |
| Nicknames: Queen of the Mountains, Queen of the Hills | |
Mussoorie Location in Uttarakhand, India Mussoorie Mussoorie (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°27′N 78°05′E / 30.45°N 78.08°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Dehradun |
| Founded by | Amar Singh Thapa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | Mussoorie Municipal Council |
| • Chairperson | Meera Saklani (BJP) |
| • MLA | Ganesh Joshi (BJP) |
| Elevation | 2,009 m (6,591 ft) |
| Population (1274) | |
• Total | 10,119 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Regional | Jaunpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 298147 |
| Vehicle registration | UK 06, UK 08 |
Mussoorie (Garhwali: [məsuːɾiː]) is a hill station and a municipal board in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) from the state capital of Dehradun and 300 km (190 mi) north of the national capital of New Delhi. The hill station is in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan range. The adjoining town of Landour, which includes a military cantonment, is considered part of "greater Mussoorie", as are the townships Barlowganj and Jharipani.
Mussoorie is at an average altitude of 2,001 metres (6,565 ft). To the northeast are the Himalayan snow ranges, and to the south, the Doon Valley and Sivalik Hills ranges. The second highest point is the original Lal Tibba in Landour, with a height of over 2,258 m (7,408 ft). Mussoorie is popularly known as The Queen of the Hills.
There were 3.02 million (30.23 lac) travellers to Mussoorie in 2019.