Phalut

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Phalut

One of the loftiest peaks in the Singalila spur of the Him- alayas, in the head-quarters subdivision of Darjeeling District, Bengal, with a height of 1 1,81 1 feet, situated in 27 13' N. and 88 3' E. The view of the great northern snowy mountains from this hill is one of indescribable grandeur. A jagged line of snow connecting the two highest known mountains in the world, Everest and Kinchinjunga, dazzles the eye; and, while the deep silence around impresses itself upon the spectator, the thick clumps of pine forest with their wide- spreading arms add a weird solemnity to the scene. The Nepal frontier road passes by this hill, and there is a staging bungalow which is avail- able to travellers on application to the Deputy-Commissioner of Dar- jeeling.