Benūn Restricted Forest
Benūn Restricted Forest is a forest reserve in Himachal Pradesh, India and has an elevation of 2,017 metres. Benūn Restricted Forest is situated nearby to the locality Khilo, as well as near Dhanechi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chail Sanctuary.
Chail Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Chail Sanctuary is located at Chail, a hill station which is home to sambar, goral and cheer pheasants at Blossom and Jhaja. Barking deer and kalij pheasants are seen during dusk and dawn. Chail Sanctuary is situated 2½ km south of Benūn Restricted Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chail and Shoghi.
Chail
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Chail is a village and hill station in Southern Himachal Pradesh, India at a height of 2,250 m above sea level. It was built as a Summer Capital by Maharaja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh when he was exiled from Shimla by British Lord Kitchener.
Shoghi
Village
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Kandaghat
Town
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Kandaghat is a small town and tehsil, near Solan city in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is on the Kalka-Shimla National Highway No. 5. Kandaghat is situated 10 km west of Benūn Restricted Forest.
Benūn Restricted Forest
- Type: Forest reserve
- Also known as: “Benun Restricted Forest”
- Location: Himachal Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
30.99145° or 30° 59′ 29″ northLongitude
77.20305° or 77° 12′ 11″ eastElevation
2,017 metres (6,617 feet)Open location code
8J2VX6R3+H6GeoNames ID
10146444
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