Tiger Hill, Darjeeling INDIA

in travel •  8 years ago 

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Tiger Hill (2,590 m) is located in Darjeeling, in the Indian State of West Bengal, and is the summit of Ghoom, the highest railway station in the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has a panoramic view of Mount Everest and Mt. Kangchenjunga together.
It is 11 km from the town of Darjeeling and can be reached either by jeep or by foot through Chowrasta, Alubari or Jorebangla and then climbing up the incline to the summit.
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At sunrise, the peaks of Kangchenjunga are illuminated before the sun is seen at lower elevations.From Tiger Hill, Mount Everest (8848m) is just visible. Makalu (8481m) looks higher than Mt. Everest, owing to the curvature of the Earth, as it is several miles closer than Everest. The distance in a straight line from Tiger Hill to Everest is 107 miles (172 km).

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  ·  8 years ago Reveal Comment

Been there, which of the peaks in the photo is Everest?

its Kangchenjunga here

good Tea round there?

yes one of the world's most famous one the darjeeling tea are from here.

It looks beautiful. Happy to see Indian community growing

thanks bro@funnyman