Winter line
Have you ever seen or heard of the winter line? If you are from Mussoorie or a mountainous area, you must have seen it.
Myth
Before I tell you about the winter-line, let’s clear up a misunderstanding: people often believe it’s visible only from Mussoorie and the Swiss Alps, but this is not true. although one of the finest and longest views is from Mussoorie. It can be seen from many places in the Himalayas during sunset and sunrise when looking down to the valleys. I have seen the longest winter-line during the Mt. Bandarpunch Expedition in the Garhwal Himalayas.
About
The sun sets on the this horizontal line, making the colours bright orange and crimson, happens because of temperature changes warm air rising from lower valleys to cold mountains winds, Mussoorie is one of the perfect spot to witness as there is certain temperatures difference between doon valley and foothills of Mussoorie which makes Mussoorie one of the best places to see the winterline, in fact one of the longest & finest formations has been recorded from Mussoorie that’s reason people believe it’s visible only from Mussoorie,
This line formation occurs over the Shivalik Mountains in the backdrop of Dehradun. Due to its geographical condition, the Doon Valley forms like a cup, with the Shivalik Mountains in the background and the Mussoorie hills towards the north. Every year Mussoorie Nagar Palika hosts the winter-line carnival in the end of December month followed by lots of cultural events, food stales.
Places to see
If you’re in Mussoorie during winters you can see the winter-line during sunset & Sunrise time between the months of October to February from Landour, Jabarkhet, Masrana, Cloud’s End & Gorge Everest peak as Landour is one of the most popular spots it’s very crowded in Weekends it’s not advisable to go Landour to see the winter-line because it easily seen during the drive towards Dhanolti towards southeast, best point to stope and watch is TipriDhar near Kaflani & Masrana near Suwakholi.
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