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Village in Uttarakhand, India
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village
Pangot is located in UttarakhandPangotPangotShow map of UttarakhandPangot is located in IndiaPangotPangotShow map of India
Coordinates: 29°25′25″N 79°25′37″E / 29.42361°N 79.42694°E / 29.42361; 79.42694
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictNainital
TehsilKosiyakutoli
Elevation1,980 m (6,510 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-UT
Websiteuk.gov.in

Pangot is a village in the Kosiyakutoli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand, India, and a tourist destination at a height of 6,510 feet.

Tourism

Pangot Village is located about 13 kilometers from Nainital, which is a popular hill station. The drive to here passes through the forested area of Naina Peak Range via Himalaya Darshan & Echo Zone which are famous for Himalaya view of Nanda Devi series and Kilbury, which are birding spots.

The main attraction of Pangot are its birds; around 580 bird species have been recorded in this area. One can see a variety of Himalayan species along the way such as lammergeier, Himalayan griffon, blue-winged minla, spotted & slaty-backed forktail, rufous-bellied woodpecker, rufous-bellied niltava, khalij pheasant, variety of thrushes etc. Almost 150 bird species have been recorded at Pangot and the surrounding areas. The numerous perennial & seasonal creeks are home to a variety of flora and fauna including leopards, yellow-throated Himalayan martens, Himalayan palm civets, gorals, barking deer and sambhar.

Roughly in Summers (March–July) temperatures can range from 25 °C in Morning/Noon to 12 °C at Night. In Winters (December–January) temperatures range from 18 °C in Morning/Noon to 8 °C at Night. Carrying a light jacket & a sweater is recommended.

Things To Do

  1. Birding
  2. Adventure Activities: Rappelling, Burma Bridge, Flying Fox, Double Rope and more.
  3. Waterfall Trek
  4. Trek to China/Naina Peak
  5. Trek to Brhamsthali
  6. Kilbury Trek
  7. Village Walk
  8. Sunset Point Trek
A view from Pangot
Sunset View Pangot
Sunset View Pangot

References

  1. ^ "Short break: Pangot, Uttarakhand". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ^ Siddhartha Sen (22 October 2014). "Pangot, where nature merges with the divine in Uttarakhand". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. Robert Bradnock; Roma Bradnock (1 March 2001). Indian Himalaya handbook: the travel guide. Footprint Travel Guides. pp. 133–. ISBN 978-1-900949-79-8. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  4. About Pangot by Hidden Valley


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