Kausani

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state_name = Uttarakhand
district = Bageshwar
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altitude = 1890
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Kausani (Hindi:कौसानी) is a hill station situated in the Bageshwar district of the Uttarakhand state of India.

Tourism

Kausani is a destination for Himalayan tourists. It is located 53 "km" North of Almora. The altitude of this place is about 1890 mts. This place offers a 350 "km" view of the Himalayan peaks like Trisul, Nanda Devi and Panchchuli. There are very few places in the Himalayas which can compare with the beauty of Kausani - a picturesque hill station famous for its scenic splendor and its spectacular 300 km-wide panoramic view of the Himalayas. Kausani lies on the atop the ridge admist dense Pine trees overlooking Someshwar valley on one side and Garur and Baijnath Katyuri valley on the other on Almora-Bageshwar-Didihat Highway. Mahatma Gandhi called this place the 'Switzerland of India', due to similarity in landscape.Fact|date=July 2008

Another attraction named Anashakti Ashram lies at Kausani. It is a quiet and revered place where Mahatma Gandhi spent his some days and wrote his commentary of "Anashkti Yog". Pant Museum is another place of importance, this is the place where the famous poet of Hindi literature, Sumitranandan Pant was born. This place is preserved in its original ancestral form and served as a reference library on him. Lakshmi Ashram is a km away from the Kausani, and is a center run by Kumauni women and dedicated for social service and upliftment of women. Gandhiji's disciple, Sarlaben (Kaitherine Heileman) spent her life here doing social service and established Anashakti Ashram. Lakshmi ashram is located in a solitary area among dense pine forest. Tea gardens (5 km on Bageshwar Road), Baijnath group of temples (16.5 km on Bageshwar Road) and Bageshwar are the places of interest nearby.At Makar Sankranti (Which is usually known as 'Uttarayani' in the local language) - a huge fair takes place at nearby Bageshwar.

Places Around Kausani

*Baijnath
*Bageshwar
*Chaukori
*Berinag
*Gangolihat
*Patal Bhuvaneshwargarur,galai,kandhar

Trek Near Kausani

*Pindari Glacier Trek
*Sunder Dhunga Trek
*Milam Glacier Trek