Road Distance or driving distance from Rishikesh to Mussoorie is 71 kms (44.00 miles).
Mussoorie is a hill station. It is located about 35 km from the state capital of Dehradun
This hill station, situated in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan ranges, is also known as the Queen of the Hills.
During the 1959 Tibetan Rebellion, the Central Tibetan Administration of the 14th Dalai Lama was at first established in Mussoorie before being moved to its present location in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. The first Tibetan school was established in Mussoorie in 1960. Tibetans settled mainly in Happy Valley in Mussoorie. Today, some 5,000 Tibetans live in Mussoorie.
Dhanaulti hill station is about 32 kilometres from Mussoorie. Mussoorie also had India's largest roller skating rink.
Tourist places near Mussoorie to visit:
- Mussoorie has an average elevation of about 2005.5 metres (6580 ft). The highest point is Lal Tibba, at a height of about 7500 ft (although the name Lal Tibba is now also used to describe a lovely lookout point, a short distance from the actual peak).
- Camel's Back
- Nahata Estate
- GunHill
- Kempty Falls
- Lake Mist
- Municipal Garden
- Mussoorie Lake
- Bhatta Falls
- Jharipani Fall
- Mossy Fall
- Sir George Everest's House
- Nag Devta Temple
- Jwalaji Temple (Benog Hill)
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