Tonglu, West Bengal

Tonglu
village
The trekkers' hut at Tonglu
The trekkers' hut at Tonglu
Tonglu is located in West Bengal
Tonglu
Tonglu
Location in West Bengal, India
Tonglu is located in India
Tonglu
Tonglu
Tonglu (India)
Coordinates: 27°02′N 88°05′E / 27.03°N 88.09°E / 27.03; 88.09
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDarjeeling
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
3,070 m (10,070 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialNepali Bengali English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB

Tonglu (3036 m above mean sea level) is one of the higher peaks of the Singalila Ridge and a small settlement inside the Singalila National Park in the Darjeeling subdivision, Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal in India near the India - Nepal border. It is a roadside halt along the trekking route from Manebhanjan to Sandakphu. It has a number of guest houses and homestays for faring trekkers and tourists on their way to Sandakphu.

It was also known as Tonglo in the 1800s.[1] [2] [3]Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker carried out many plant hunting expeditions in Darjeeling and Sikkim.[4]

  1. ^ "Letter from Major G.E.[George Ernest] Bulger to [Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker]; from Secunderabad, India; 6 Dec 1868; two page letter comprising two images; folio 168". jstor.org. Retrieved 18 December 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Wild Flowers of Mount Tonglo, Sikkim, India by Marianne North". Art UK. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ^ J.S. Gamble Manual Of Indian Timbers&pg=PA472 sigPAwAAQBAJ, p. 472, at Google Books
  4. ^ Das, A.P.; Ghosh, Chandra (March 2011). "Plant wealth of Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas vis-à-vis Conservation". NBU Journal of Plant Sciences. 5 (1). University of Bengal: 25–33. doi:10.55734/NBUJPS.2011.v05i01.004. S2CID 251454744. Retrieved 18 December 2014.