Kanatal
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 Kanatal
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| Coordinates: 30°25′11″N 78°15′05″E / 30.4196273°N 78.2512548°ECoordinates: 30°25′11″N 78°15′05″E / 30.4196273°N 78.2512548°E | |
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 India
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| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Tehri |
| Elevation | 2,590 m (8,500 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | UK 07, UK 09 |
| Website | uk |
Kanatal is a small village in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Kanatal is 78 km from Dehradun (capital of the State Uttarakhand), 38 km from Mussoorie and 12 km from Chamba. It is on the Chamba-Mussoorie road and nearly 300 km from Delhi.
A few decades ago there used to be a lake by the name of Kanatal; now it dried up and hence the name Kanatal, literally meaning "one eyed lake" in Hindi. To make it memorable, the place was named Kanatal.
Surkanda Devi is a temple in Kanatal, dedicated to Sati. Kanatal is where Shiva brought the head of her corpse on his Trishul from Haridwar. Located at a height of 9995 feet, you get a 360-degree view from the top of the temple. This temple is 8 km on the road to Mussoorie to Kaddukhal. One has to trek 2 km on foot to the little temple. Ponies are available.
The temperature here hovers between 10-20 degrees Celsius in summers. In winters, it presents a mesmerizing sight of snow carpeted grounds and trees presenting a white wonderland& temperature lies in between 5-10 degrees.
The location experience heavy snow fall blocking roads in winters. Due to high altitude the place unpredictably faces high winds
Kanatal has a few hotels with a view of the snow-covered hills. There are also a few camp grounds like Camp Carnival, Little Jaguar, The Kanatal Orchids - Camps, The Terraces, Pahari House.
Kanatal has an average elevation of about 8500 feet (2590 meters). The highest point is Surkanda Devi Temple, at a height of about 9,995 feet. There is scarcity of water. In winters temperature can be negative hence The roads are blocked with snow ; often crystallized and hard enough to skid vehicles thousands of meters down the valley.
Kanatal is conveniently connected by road to Delhi and major cities. The closest railway station and airport is Dehradun. Taxis are easily available for Kanatal.
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