5 Hill Stations & Their Facts

1. Mount Abu

Facts:

 Mount Abu is situated amidst the borders of Rajasthan and Gujarat and is basically a rocky
plateau.
 Mount Abu acts as the main tourist attraction with rich green forest that provides the shade to
the otherwise dry hot Rajasthan.
 The many tourist attractions in and around Mount Abu offer mesmerizing unforgettable
experiences for the tourists who come from across the world.

2. Shillong

Facts:

 Shillong holds within itself the most prodigious and the most enormous golf course in the
whole continent.
 Following the notion of ‘Clean and Green India’, Shillong is moving forward to emerge as
the best city in the whole world.
 Shillong has provided the people with something that some of the largest and famous of
all the cities and states fail to provide, a well-connected system of roads.

3. Pahalgam
 Facts

 Pahalgam is famous for its scenic beauty and is the jewel of the picturesque Liddar
valley located in the high Himalayas.
 It is the starting point of the annual pilgrimage to the holy cave of Amarnath.
 The best time to visit Pahalgam is during the summers, between mid-April and mid-
November.
 It can also be visited in July-August during the annual pilgrimage to the holy cave of
Amarnath.

4. OOTY

Facts

 The century-old Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a 46 km toy train journeys through the picturesque
valley, amazing tunnels, steep curves, beautiful bridges and the lush green Nilgiris Mountain to
reach Ooty from Mettupalayam.
 Taking a ride of this mountain railway is one of the must to do activities in Ooty which one cannot
miss.

5. Srinagar

Facts
 Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir is located in the heart of the Kashmir valley at
an altitude of 1,730 m above sea level.
 Spread on both sides of the river Jhelum the city is famous for its natural beauty, gardens,
waterfronts and houseboats.
 There are some historical records that claim that Srinagar was created by King Pravarasena II almost
2000 years back and had named it Pravasenpur.