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Abbot
Mount is situated at an altitude of about 7,000 ft above sea
level in the eastern part of the Kumaon Hills near the town of
Lohaghat in Champawat District (Uttaranchal,
India).
Abbott
Mount was founded by and named after Mr. John Harold Abbott of
Jhansi. An English businessman who wanted to start a hill
station for the European community at the turn of the 20th
century. Unlike many Indian hill stations Abbott Mount has
changed little since its inception. There are only thirteen
secluded cottages spread over this private hill. There is a
picturesque church set amidst the forest and and a ancient
cricket pitch with an unsurpassed view of the mountains.
Distance
: 165 km away from Kathgodam railway station. 455 kms from
Delhi.
Lohaghat
is typically visited as a part of an off-beat Uttaranchal
Itinerary.
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