Gun Hill Ropeway
गन हिल
Mussoorie's second-highest peak. A cable car from Mall Road reaches the summit in about 5 minutes, with distant views of the Himalayan snow peaks and the Doon Valley.
Gun Hill is Mussoorie's second-highest point, at about 2,024 meters. During the British era, a cannon was fired from the summit at noon each day to mark the time, which gave the hill its name. From the cable car station on Mall Road, a roughly 400-meter ropeway takes only a few minutes to reach the top. The summit has viewing platforms, snack stalls, and amusement stands. On clear days you can see the Himalayan peaks such as Bandarpunch and Srikanta, as well as the whole of Mussoorie and the Doon Valley below. You can also walk the trail to the top in about 20 minutes. Cable car queues are long during peak season, so go early in the morning.
Opening hours
Cable car approx. 9:00 am–9:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Camel's Back Road
- Christ Church, Mussoorie
- Mall Road, Mussoorie
- Mussoorie Lake
- Company Garden
- Char Dukan
- Lal Tibba
- Kellogg Memorial Church