Tiger Hill
Tiger Hill is a mountain located in Darjeeling, in the Indian State of West Bengal. It has a panoramic view of Mount Everest and Mount Kanchenjunga together.- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: Hill in India with views of the Himalayas
- Also known as: “Tiger Hill, Darjeeling”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary and Ghum railway station.
Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Photo: Ppyoonus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary was set up in 1915 in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India.
Ghum railway station
Railway station
Photo: Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ghum railway station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is situated at an altitude of 2,258 metres. The place is the home of the Ghum Monastery and the Batasia Loop, a bend of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Ghum railway station is situated 3½ km northwest of Tiger Hill.
Ghum Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0.
Old Ghoom Monastery is the popular name of Yiga Choeling. The monastery belongs to the Gelukpa or the Yellow Hat sect and is known for its 15 feet -high statue of the Maitreya Buddha. Ghum Monastery is situated 4 km northwest of Tiger Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sonada and Darjeeling.
Sonada
Town
Sonada is a census town in the Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling District in West Bengal, India. Sonada is situated 4 km south of Tiger Hill.
Darjeeling
Photo: Anilbharadwaj125, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Darjeeling is a hill station in the northern region of West Bengal. It used to be a lovely Victorian town built among the Himalayan foothills, the remnants of which are still visible around the Chowrasta.
Mangpoo
Photo: Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0.
Mungpoo is a village in the Kurseong Vidhan Sabha Rangli Development Block in the Darjeeling Sadar Subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Tiger Hill
- Categories: geographical feature, mountain, tower, and tourism
- Location: Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri, Darjeeling, North Bengal, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.9949° or 26° 59′ 42″ northLongitude
88.28533° or 88° 17′ 7″ eastOpen location code
7MRCX7VP+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 350317405OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q16901632
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Tiger Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bengali to Nepali—“Tiger Hill” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “টাইগার হিল, দার্জিলিং”
- Chinese: “虎丘”
- Chinese: “虎山”
- German: “Tiger Hill”
- Gujarati: “ટાઈગર હીલ, દાર્જિલિંગ”
- Hindi: “टाइगर हिल दार्जिलिंग”
- Hindi: “टाइगर हिल, दार्जिलिंग”
- Ladin: “Tiger Hill (Darjeeling)”
- Ladin: “Tiger Hill”
- Nepali: “टाइगर हिल, दार्जिलिङ”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Tiger Hill”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Senchal Singh Devi Dham and Hanuman Temple.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Watch Tower and Tiger Hill Gate.
Darjeeling: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Darjeeling, Siliguri, Kurseong, and Mirik.
Curious Scenic Viewpoints to Discover
Uncover intriguing scenic viewpoints from every corner of the globe.