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Phalut
Highest point
Elevation3,600 m (11,800 ft)
Coordinates27°12′29″N 88°00′56″E / 27.20806°N 88.01556°E / 27.20806; 88.01556
Geography
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDarjeeling

Phalut or Falut is a 3,600-metre (11,800 ft) mountain and the second highest peak of West Bengal, India. Part of the Singalila Ridge in the Himalayas, it is located at the border of the Indian states of West Bengal and Sikkim and of Nepal. It is located inside the Singalila National Park. A small bunkhouse is near the top of the peak and is administered by the Indian army. Singalila Pass is 17 km away from Phalut.

The indigenous tribes surrounding the mountain peak are known as Falutians by outsiders. Falutians have a 300-year history of worshipping the mountain peak, and believe that Phalut is an omniscient god. They refer to the mountain peak as "Omna Re Ay".

About OpenStreetMapsMaps: terms of use 8km
5milesSIK K IMNEP A L Rammam
River River Rangeet Singalila Ridge Senchal
Wildlife SanctuaryNPSenchal Wildlife Sanctuary (NP) Rock GardenTARock Garden, Darjeeling (TA) Tiger HillHTiger Hill, Darjeeling (H) Phoobsering TETEPhoobsering Tea Estate (TE) North Tukvar TETENorth Tukvar Tea Estate (TE) Singalila
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ParkNPSingalila National Park (NP) PhalutH SandakphuHSandakphu (H) GhumNGhum, West Bengal (N) TongluRTonglu, West Bengal (R) ManebhanjyangRManebhanjyang, Darjeeling (R) Orange Valley TGROrange Valley Tea Garden (R) Rishihat TGRRishihat Tea Garden (R) Soom TGRSoom Tea Garden (R) Singla TGRSingla Tea Garden (R) Tukvar TGRTukvar Tea Garden (R) RimbickRRimbick (R) Puttabong TETEPuttabong Tea Estate (TE) LodhomaRLodhoma (R) BijanbariRBijanbari (R) DarjeelingMDarjeeling (M) Badamtam TETEBadamtam Tea Estate (TE) Singtam TGCTSingtam Tea Garden (CT) Ging TGCTGing Tea Garden (CT) Chongtong TGCTChongtong Tea Garden (CT)  Places and tea estates in the north-western portion of Darjeeling Sadar subdivision (including Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block) in Darjeeling district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: hill centre, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, TA: tourist attraction
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly


Cloud effect from Phalut, c. 1905
A view of the Himalayan peaks of (from the left) Mt.Lhotse, Mt.Everest, Mt.Makalu and Mt.Chomolonzo from Phalut in West Bengal, India.


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