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Kanchenjunga views in Kalimpong

Kanchenjunga, 8,586 m, is visible from Tiger Hill, Sandakphu, Pelling, Rinchenpong, Deolo, Lava and dozens of village ridges. Clear mornings come mostly from October to early December and again in March and April.

Places

village1,680 m Charkhole A small Lepcha ridge with Kanchenjunga full in the window
Deolo
viewpoint1,704 m Deolo Kalimpong's highest hill, its water tank and its sunrise seat
Icchey Gaon
village1,770 m Icchey Gaon A 1,770 m homestay ridge between Kalimpong and Pedong
Kalimpong
hill station1,247 m Kalimpongकालिम्पोङ The wool-trade town between Deolo and Durpin hills
Kolakham
village1,981 m Kolakham A Rai village on the edge of Neora Valley, facing Kanchenjunga
Lava
forest village2,195 m Lavaलाभा Misty forest village at the gate of Neora Valley
Lolegaon
village1,675 m Lolegaon A Lepcha ridge village with a walkway through the treetops
village1,525 m Ramdhura Pine-ridge village over the Teesta valley, close to Kalimpong
Rishyap
village2,591 m Rishyap The highest homestay ridge near Lava, facing Kanchenjunga
Sillery Gaon
village1,830 m Sillery Gaon Homestay ridge above Pedong with the Teesta's bends below

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