Birch Hill

Birch Hill is a hill in , , and has an elevation of 1,975 metres. Birch Hill is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park and Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.

Zoo
Photo: Senorita786, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 67.56-acre zoo in the town of in the state of . The zoo was opened in 1958, and an average elevation of 7,000 feet, is the largest high altitude zoo in India.

Museum
Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was established in , on 4 November 1954 to encourage mountaineering as an organized sport in India.

Garden
Photo: Jeabapt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lloyd's Botanical Garden, or Darjeeling Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden in in the state of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darjeeling and Nayabazar.

Photo: Anilbharadwaj125, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hill station in the northern region of . It used to be a lovely Victorian town built among the Himalayan foothills, the remnants of which are still visible around the Chowrasta.

Village
is a in West Sikkim District of the Indian state of . Covering an urban area of 0.12 kilometres, it lies close to the confluence of and Rammam River some 109 kilometres by road from the state capital and 25km from . is situated 9 km north of Birch Hill.

is a major town in in the state of . lies on the bank of , which is a tributary of the Teesta River, on the way to from , and .

Birch Hill

Latitude
27.05657° or 27° 3′ 24″ north
Longitude
88.25804° or 88° 15′ 29″ east
Elevation
1,975 metres (6,480 feet)
Open location code
7MVC3745+J6
Geo­Names ID
10408518
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