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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pangot
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Nainital district|Nainital]]
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'''Pangot''' is a village in the Kosiyakutoli [[tehsil]] of [[Nainital district]] in [[Uttarakhand]], India, and a tourist destination at a height of 6,510 feet.<ref name=india>{{cite web | title = Short break: Pangot, Uttarakhand|work=India Today | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pangot-uttarakhand-nainital-jungle-lore-birding-lodge/1/372856.html | accessdate = 2015-12-16 }}</ref><ref name=dna/>

== Tourism ==

Pangot Village is located about 13 kilometers from [[Nainital]], which is a popular [[hill station]].<ref name=india/> The drive to here passes through the forested area of Naina Peak Range via [[Himalaya Darshan & Echo Zone]] which are famous for [[Himalaya]] view of [[Nanda Devi]] series and [[Kilbury]], which are [[birding]] spots.

The main attraction of Pangot are its birds; around 580 bird species have been recorded in this area.<ref name=dna>{{cite web | title = Pangot, where nature merges with the divine in Uttarakhand |work= Daily News & Analysis| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-pangot-where-nature-merges-with-the-divine-in-uttarakhand-2028448 |date=22 October 2014|author=Siddhartha Sen| accessdate = 2015-12-16 }}</ref><ref name="BradnockBradnock2001">{{cite book|author1=Robert Bradnock|author2=Roma Bradnock|title=Indian Himalaya handbook: the travel guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TyZGp_YVzb8C&pg=PA133|accessdate=28 February 2012|date=1 March 2001|publisher=Footprint Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-900949-79-8|pages=133–}}</ref> One can see a variety of [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] species along the way such as [[lammergeier]], [[Himalayan griffon]], blue-winged [[minla]], spotted & slaty-backed [[forktail]], rufous-bellied [[woodpecker]], rufous-bellied [[niltava]], khalij [[pheasant]], variety of [[thrushes]] etc. Almost 150 bird species have been recorded at Pangot and the surrounding areas. The numerous perennial & seasonal creeks are home to a variety of flora and fauna including [[leopards]], yellow-throated Himalayan [[martens]], Himalayan palm [[civets]], [[gorals]], [[barking deer]] and [[Sambar (deer)|sambhar]].

Roughly in Summers (March–July) temperatures can range from 25 °C in Morning/Noon to 12 °C at Night. In Winters (December–January) temperatures range from 18 °C in Morning/Noon to 8 °C at Night. Carrying a light jacket & a sweater is recommended.

=== Things To Do ===
Birding, Adventure Activities (Rappelling, Burma Bridge, Flying Fox, Double Rope and more), Waterfall Trek, Trek to China/Naina Peak, Trek to Brhamsthali, Kilbury Trek, Village Walk, Sunset Point Trek

[[File:Pangot Panorama.jpg|700px|thumb|center|A view from Pangot]]
[[File:Sunset View Pangot.jpg|thumb|alt=Sunset View Pangot|Sunset View Pangot]]

== References ==
<ref>[https://www.hiddenvalley.in/about-pangot About Pangot] by Hidden Valley</ref>
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[[Category:Villages in Nainital district]]
[[Category:Tourism in Uttarakhand]]

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