Dhanaulti
Dhanaulti is a hill station situated in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan range located 24 km (15 mi) from the hill station of Mussoorie. Dhanaulti is a tehsil in Tehri district
Dhanaulti
Dhanolti | |
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Hill station | |
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  Dhanaulti Location in Uttarakhand, India  Dhanaulti Dhanaulti (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30.45°N 78.25°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Tehri Garhwal |
| Elevation | 2,286 m (7,500 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,021 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, garhwali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 91-1376 |
| Vehicle registration | UK 09 |
| Website | uk |
Climate
The summer temperatures in the town, range from 20 °C to 25 °C, while winter temperatures remain between 7 °C and -1 °C.
Places of interest
- Dhanaulti includes an area with two eco-parks, "Amber" and "Dhara", about 200 m apart. They have been developed by the Forest Department of Uttarakhand. It houses a protected patch of small forest containing Deodar Trees. The adventure sports facility is available for visitors in the form of walking over the flying fox and burma bridges and riding horses. There is also a facility for visitors to plant a sapling of tree species in the memory of their beloved, which is called as memory sapling plantation.[1] Mussoorie Forest Department is running eco-huts for tourists.
- Surkanda Devi Temple – 8 km (5.0 mi) from Dhanaulti, on the road towards Chamba lies the Surkanda Devi Temple, famous for its Ganga Dussehra fair in autumn. It is part of the Devi Darshan triangle, which offers trekking opportunities around Dhanaulti - Surkanda Devi, Chandrabadni and Kunjapuri.
Transport
It is 325 km (202 mi) from Delhi, an 8-9 hrs drive away. The nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport 82 km (51 mi) away, near Dehradun, and nearest railway head is at Dehradun, 74 km (46 mi) away.
Gallery
View from Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand
Terrace fields near Dhanaulti
Dhanaulti Eco park
A road covered with snow in Dhanaulti
See also
References
- Kala, C.P. (2013). Ecotourism and sustainable development of mountain communities: A study of Dhanolti ecopark in Uttarakhand State of India. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 1 (5): 98-103.
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