| Tiger Hill | |
|---|---|
.JPG) View of the summit of Tiger Hill. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,590 m (8,500 ft) |
| Coordinates | 26°59′41″N88°17′08″E / 26.99484°N 88.28542°E /26.99484; 88.28542 |
| Geography | |
  Tiger Hill Tiger Hill (India) Show map of India | |
  8km 5miles S I K K I M N E P A L ] Rammam River \ River [ Rangeet Z Singalila Ridge P   T T H Tiger Hill E E E E P H Phalut H N Ghum R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R E E R R R R M Darjeeling E E C C C C C C Places and tea estates in the north-western portion of Darjeeling Sadar subdivision (including Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block) in Darjeeling district. Key: C: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: hill centre, P: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, T: tourist attraction Abbreviations used in names – G for Tea Garden (town/village), E for Tea Estate Mouse over shows names of tea estates. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the locations in the larger map on click through may vary slightly. | |
| Parent range | Darjeeling Himalayan hill region |
Tiger Hill (2,590 metres (8,500 ft)) is a mountain located inDarjeeling, in the Indian State ofWest Bengal. It has a panoramic view ofMount Everest and MountKanchenjunga together.
It is 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) from the town ofDarjeeling and can be reached either byjeep or by foot through Chowrasta, Alubari or Jorebangla and then climbing up the incline to the summit.[1][2]
At sunrise, the peaks ofKanchenjunga (8,598 metres (28,209 ft)) areilluminated before the sun is seen at lower elevations. From Tiger Hill,Mount Everest (8,848 metres (29,029 ft)),Makalu (8,481 metres (27,825 ft)) andLhotse (8,516 metres (27,940 ft)) are just visible. Kanchenjunga looks higher than Mt. Everest, as it is several miles closer than Everest. The distance in a straight line from Tiger Hill to Everest is 107 miles (172 km).[3][4]
On a clear day,Kurseong is visible to the south and in the distance, along withTeesta River,Mahananda River,Balason River andMechi River meandering down to the south.[5] Chumal Rhi mountain of Tibet, 84 miles (135 km) away, is visible over theChola range.[6]
Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary is close to Tiger Hill.
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