Chorten

Chorten is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 1,855 metres. Chorten is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ghum railway station and Batasia Loop.

Railway station
Photo: Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is situated at an altitude of 2,258 metres. The place is the home of the and the , a bend of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Donvikro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a spiral railway created to lower the gradient of ascent of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in of West Bengal, India.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0.
, Darjeeling or Darjeeling is one of the designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds to help unite them in their search for world peace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sonada and Sukhia Pokhri.

Town
is a census town in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling District in , . is situated 6 km south of Chorten.

Town
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census town in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the in the state of . It is located 11 km from Ghum on the way to . is situated 10 km west of Chorten.

Chorten

Latitude
27.01674° or 27° 1′ 0″ north
Longitude
88.26525° or 88° 15′ 55″ east
Elevation
1,855 metres (6,086 feet)
Open location code
7MVC2788+M3
Geo­Names ID
10408531
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