Editing Mussoorie (section)

{{short description|Hill station in Uttarakhand, India}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Mussoorie
| native_name              = {{Transliteration|hi|ISO|Masūrī}}
| settlement_type          = [[Hill Station]]
| nickname                 = Queen of the Mountains, Queen of the Hills
| image_skyline            = Massourie-cloudy-morning.jpg
| image_alt                = 
| image_caption            = View of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand from the top of Gun Hill
| pushpin_map              = India Uttarakhand
| pushpin_label_position   = 
| pushpin_map_alt          = 
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Uttarakhand, India
| coordinates              = {{coord|30.45|N|78.08|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1        =  [[Uttarakhand]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Dehradun district|Dehradun]]
| established_title        = <!-- Established -->
| established_modified date         = 
| founder                  = 
| named_for                = 
| government_type          = [[Municipal council (India)|Municipal Council]]
| governing_body           = Mussoorie Municipal Council
| leader_title             = Chairperson
| leader_name              = Meera Saklani
| leader_party             = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| leader_title2            = [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| leader_name2             = [[Ganesh Joshi]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| unit_pref                = Metric
| area_footnotes           = 
| area_rank                = 
| area_total_km2           = 
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 2005
| population_total         = 30118
| population_as_of         = 2011
| population_rank          = 
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_demonym       = 
| population_footnotes     = 
| demographics_type1       = Languages
| demographics1_title1     = Official
| demographics1_info1      = [[Hindi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=16 January 2019|page=47|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2     = Regional
| demographics1_info2      = [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]
| timezone1                = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1              = +5:30
| postal_code_type         = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code              = 248179<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citypincode.in/UTTARAKHAND/DEHRADUN/MUSSOORIE_PINCODE |title=Mussoorie Pin code |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=3 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402214500/http://www.citypincode.in/UTTARAKHAND/DEHRADUN/MUSSOORIE_PINCODE |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| registration_plate       = UK 07, UK 09
| website                  = 
| footnotes                = 
}}

'''Mussoorie''' ({{ipa|hi|məsuːɾiː|lang}}) is a [[hill station]] and a [[municipal board]], in [[Dehradun|Dehradun city]] in the [[Dehradun district]] of the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Uttarakhand]]. It is about {{convert|35|km}} from the state capital of [[Dehradun]] and {{cvt|290|km}} north of the national capital of [[New Delhi]]. The hill station is in the foothills of the [[Garhwal Division|Garhwal]] [[Himalaya]]n range. The adjoining town of [[Landour]], which includes a military [[cantonment]], is considered part of "greater Mussoorie", as are the townships Barlowganj and Jharipani.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 February 2022|title=Mussoorie, India|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/mussoorie-india.html|access-date=3 February 2022|website=WorldAtlas|language=en-US}}</ref>

Mussoorie is at an average [[altitude]] of {{convert|2005|m|ft}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=GMVN Hotel Garhwal Terrace, Mussoorie |url=https://gmvnonline.com/room-tariff.php?trhID=26 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=gmvnonline.com}}</ref><!--Compare figures in  -->. To the northeast are the Himalayan snow ranges, and to the south, the [[Dehradun|Doon Valley]] and [[Sivalik Hills|Shivalik]] ranges. The second highest point is the original Lal Tibba in Landour, with a height of over {{cvt|2275|m|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=coveringindia.com |title=Mussoorie Tourism: Top Attractions, Travel Guide & Things to Do |url=https://www.coveringindia.com/en/city/mussoorie#google_vignette |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=CoveringIndia |language=en}}</ref> Mussoorie is popularly known as ''The Queen of the Hills''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/variety/dehradun-doon-valley-mussoorie-childhood-city-life/story/1/22886.html|title=Who stripped my Dehradun off its charm?|last=Dhir|first=Laruna|date=16 March 2018|publisher=DailyO|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/travel-trends/mussoorie-the-queen-of-hills-2286597.html|title=Mussoorie: The original Queen of Hills |last=Joshi|first=Nidhi|date=23 May 2017|publisher=[[Moneycontrol.com]]|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>

In the recent years, Mussoorie has again gained popularity as an upcoming travel destination with many attractions such as Camel's back road, Dhanaulti, Lal Tibba, etc. Uttarakhand Government reported 3.02 million (30.23 Lacs) travelers to Mussoorie in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tourism |first=Uttarakhand |title=Yearly Statics 2000 to 2020 |url=https://uttarakhandtourism.gov.in/sites/default/files/document/type/Tourist%20Statistics%20from%202000%20to%202020%20of%20Major%20Tourist%20Destinations.pdf |access-date=13 January 2023 |website=Uttarakhand Tourism Official Website}}</ref>