Hill stations in India has turn out to be most popular vacation tourist spot due to its warm weather. We have come up with few most sought list of hill stations for tourists.

HILL STATIONS IN INDIA

India, a land so vast and diverse in culture and people is bestowed with an equality rich and vast treasure of natural beauty.

Towering and as if blessing this land is the world’s youngest and largest East to West mountain chain, known as the Himalayas, stretching some 2560 kilometres in an arc across the top of the Indian subcontinent. These mountains were formed about 50-60 million years ago.
The most recently formed are the lower foothills known as the Shivaliks, beyond which lies the State of Himachal. It is in these ranges that some of the most celebrated hill stations in India like Shimla, Dalhousie, Mussoorie, Nainital and Darjeeling are located.

Most of the hill stations in India were developed by the British, around a central mall, to get respite from the oppressive summer heat. Many have picturesque lakes as their focal point, making them excellent places for boating activities.

Most of the hill stations in India are located in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya in the Himalayas and in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Western ghats.
To provide a better picture, these hill stations in India have been categorised according to the major regions or states in which they lie.

Hill Stations in Andhra Pradesh

• Ananthagiri
• Araku Valley
• Horsley Hills
• Lambasingi
• Nallamala Hills
• Tirumala

Hill Stations in Arunachal Pradesh

• Along
• Bomdila
• Itanagar
• Khonsa
• Tawang
• Ziro
• Roing

Hill Stations in Assam

• Haflong
• Maibang
• Hamren
• Jatinga
• Umrangso

Hill Stations in Bihar

• Simultala

Hill Stations in Chhattisgarh

• Amarkantak Lapha hill
• Mainpat
• Chirmiri
• Chitra Kot
• Chorla Ghat

Hill Stations inGujarat

• Saputara

Hill Stations in Haryana

• Kotla hill
• Morni

Hill Stations in Himachal Pradesh

• Baijnath
• Barog
• Bir-Billing Paragliding Site
• Chail
• Chamba
• Chitkul
• Churdhar Sanctuary
• Dalhousie
• Dharamkot
• Dharamshala
• Haripurdhar
• Jogindernagar
• Kalpa
• Kangra
• Kasauli
• Keylong
• Khajjiar
• Kiarighat
• Kufri
• Kullu
• Manali
• Mashobra
• Mcleodganj
• Nahan
• Narkanda
• Palampur
• Rajgarh
• Reckong Peo
• Rewalsar
• Sangla
• Sarahan
• Shimla
• Solan
• Sundar Nagar
• Thaneek Pura
• Triund

Hill Stations in Jammu and Kashmir

• Jammu region:
  • Bhaderwah
  • Katra
  • Patnitop
• Kashmir region:
  • Aru
  • Gulmarg
  • Pahalgam
  • Sonamarg
  • Yusmarg
• Ladakh region:
  • Kargil
  • Leh

Hill Stations in Jharkhand

• Netarhat

Hill Stations in Karnataka

• Agumbe, Shimoga District
• Biligiriranga Hills, Chamarajanagar District
• Chikkamagaluru, Chikkamagaluru District
• Kemmangundi, Chikkamagaluru District
• Kodachadri, Shimoga District
• Kollur, Udupi District
• Kudremukh, Chikkamagaluru District
• Madikeri, Kodagu District
• Male Mahadeshwara Hills, Chamarajanagar District
• Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur district
• Somwarpet, Kodagu District
• Virajpet, Kodagu District

Hill Stations in Kerala

• Agali, Palakkad District
• Agasthiyamalai
• Aralam, Kannur District
• Aryankavu, Kollam District
• Athirapally, Thrissur District
• Ayyampuzha, Ernakulam District
• Charalkunnu, near Kozhencherry in Pathanamthitta District
• Chinnakanal, Idukki District
• Chittar, Pathanamthitta District
• Devikulam, Idukki District
• Gavi, near Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta District
• Iritty, Kannur District
• Kalpetta, Wayanad District
• Kanjirakolly, Kannur District
• Kodanad, Ernakulam District
• Kodencheri, Kozhikode District
• Kottancheri Hills, Kasaragod District
• Kulathupuzha, Kollam District
• Kumily, Idukki District
• Kuttampuzha, Ernakulam District
• Kuttikkanam, Idukki District
• Lakkidi, Wayanad District
• Malakkappara, Thrissur District
• Malayattur, Ernakulam District
• Mananthavady, Wayanad District
• Maniyar, near Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta District
• Mattupetty, Idukki District
• Mundakayam, Kottayam District
• Munnar, Idukki District
• Muthanga, Wayanad District
• Muthumalai, Palakkad District
• Nedumkandam, Idukki District
• Nelliampathi, Palakkad District
• Nilambur, Malappuram District
• Painavu, Idukki District
• Parambikulam, Palakkad District
• Peermade, Idukki District
• Peruvannamuzhi, Kozhikode District
• Ponmudi, Thiruvananthapuram District
• Poonjar, Kottayam District
• Ramakkalmedu, Idukki District
• Ranipuram, Kasaragod District
• Seethathode, near Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta District
• Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad District
• Thamarassery, Kozhikode District
• Thattekkad, Ernakulam District
• Thekkady, Idukki District
• Thenmala, Kollam District
• Thiruvambadi, Kozhikode District
• Thusharagiri, Kozhikode District
• Tirunelli, Wayanad District
• Udumbanchola, Idukki District
• Vagamon, Idukki District
• Vaithalmala, Kannur District
• Vazhachal, Thrissur District
• Vellarimala, near Thiruvambady in Kozhikode District
• Vettilappara, Thrissur District
• Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram District
• Vythiri, Wayanad District

Hill Stations in Madhya Pradesh

• Amarkantak
• Pachmarhi

Hill Stations in Maharashtra

• Amboli
• Bhandardara
• Chikhaldara
• Igatpuri
• Jawhar
• Karjat
• Khandala
• Lavasa
• Lonavala
• Mahabaleshwar
• Malshej Ghat
• Matheran
• Mhaismal
• Panchgani
• Panhala
• Shahapur Harshgiri
• Toranmal
• Tamhani Ghat

Hill Stations in Meghalaya

• Cherrapunjee
• Jowai
• Shillong
• Mawlynnong

Hill Stations in Mizoram

• Aizawl, Mizoram
• Champhai
• Hmuifang
• Lunglei
• Reiek

Hill Stations in Nagaland

• Kohima
• Pfutsero
• Dzükou Valley

Hill Stations in Odisha

• Daringbadi
• Koraput

Hill Stations in Punjab

• Dhar Kalan, Pathankot district

Hill Stations in Rajasthan

• Mount Abu

Hill Stations in Sikkim

• Gangtok
• Gyalshing
• Kupup
• Lachen
• Lachung
• Namchi
• Pelling
• Phensang
• Phodong
• Rangpo
• Ravangla
• Samdruptse
• Soreng
• Yuksom
• Yumthang
• Zuluk

Hill Stations in Tamil Nadu

• Anaimalai, partially shared – Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and Palakad, Kerala
• Coonoor, Nilgiris
• Javadi Hills, Tiruvannamalai
• Kalrayan Hills, Villupuram
• Ketti Valley, Nilgiris
• Kodaikanal, Dindigul
• Kolli Hills, Namakkal
• Kolukkumalai, Theni
• Kotagiri, Nilgiris
• Kurangani, Theni
• Manjolai, Tirunelveli
• Meghamalai, Theni
• Ooty, Nilgiris
• Pachamalai Hills, Trichy
• Palni Hills, Dindigul
• Sathuragiri, Virudhunagar
• Sirumalai, Dindigul
• Thali, Krishnagiri
• Topslip, Coimbatore
• Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris
• Valparai, Coimbatore
• Yelagiri, Vellore
• Yercaud, Salem

Hill Stations in Uttarakhand

• Almora
• Askot
• Auli
• Badrinath
• Bageshwar
• Berinag
• Bhimtal
• Bhowali
• Binsar
• Chakrata
• Chamoli
• Champawat
• Chaukori
• Chopta
• Dehradun
• Dhanaulti
• Dharchula
• Didihat
• Dwarahat
• Gangolihat
• Gangotri
• Gopeshwar
• Gwaldam
• Harsil
• Hemkund Sahib
• Jageshwar
• Jagtoli
• Jeolikot
• Joshimath
• Kanatal
• Kausani
• Kedarnath
• Khirsu
• Landour
• Lansdowne
• Lohaghat
• Marchula
• Mukteshwar
• Munsiyari
• Mussoorie
• Nainital
• New Tehri
• Pangot
• Patal Bhuvaneshwar
• Pauri
• Pithoragarh
• Raiagar
• Ramgarh
• Ranikhet
• Rishikesh
• Rudraprayag
• Rudrapur
• Uttarkashi
• Valley of Flowers
• Yamunotri

Hill Stations in West Bengal

• Ajodhya Hills
• Darjeeling
• Ghoom
• Jorpokhri
• Kalimpong
• Kolakham
• Kurseong
• Lava
• Loley Gaon
• Mirik
• Rimbik
• Rishyap
• Sandakphu
• Sillery Gaon

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