Nainital About this sound pronunciation (help·info) is a popular hill station in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and headquarters of Nainital district in the Kumaon foothills of the outer Himalayas. Situated at an altitude of 2,084 metres (6,837 ft) above sea level, Nainital is set in a valley containing a mango-shaped lake, approximately two miles in circumference, and surrounded by mountains, of which the highest are Naina (2,615 m (8,579 ft)) on the north, Deopatha (2,438 m (7,999 ft)) on the west, and Ayarpatha (2,278 m (7,474 ft)) on the south. From the tops of the higher peaks, “magnificent views can be obtained of the vast plain to the south, or of the mass of tangled ridges lying north, bound by the great snowy range which forms the central axis of the Himalayas.
A popular hill station, Nainital has numerous tourist spots:
- Nainital Lake
- Naini Peak
- Tiffin Top
- Snowview Point
- Gurney House
- Gurdwara Singh Sabha
- Naina Devi Temple
- Cave Garden
- Sat Tal
- Hanumangarhi
- Mall Road
- Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo, Nainital
- Tibetan Market
- Himalaya Darshan
- St. John’s Church
- Kilbury
- Thandi Road
- High Altitude Zoo
- Hanuman Garhi
- Tibetan Market