Nainital district about 2,330 m
Mukteshwar Dham: Timings, Distance, Nearest Station
Mukteshwar Dham is a temple in Mukteshwar, in Nainital district, at about 2,330 m. It is 347 km by road from Delhi and 62 km from Kathgodam railway station, the nearest railway station. A Shiva temple about 350 years old on the highest point of Mukteshwar, inside the IVRI (veterinary institute) campus; the town is named after it.
Mukteshwar Dham at a glance
- Festival
- Mahashivratri is the main day, with a fair and police crowd arrangements; in 2026 it fell on 15 February, and in 2027 it falls on Saturday 6 March.
- Height
- About 2,330 m
- From Delhi
- 347 km by road
- Railway station
- Kathgodam, 62 km
- Airport
- Pantnagar airport, 100 km
Visiting Mukteshwar Dham
- Believed to have been built by the Pandavas; shrines to Hanuman, Parvati, Ram and Brahma stand in the complex. (uttarakhandtourism.gov.in, updated 2025-02-03)
- Chauli ki Jali, the cliff right behind the temple, is used for rock climbing; belief says a childless woman who passes through the round hole in its top rock will have a child. (uttarakhandtourism.gov.in, updated 2025-02-03)
Timings
- Opening hours are not published by official sources; a private temple site gives 7 AM to 7 PM. (bhaktibharat.com, 2026-05-24)
The festival
- Mahashivratri is the main day, with a fair and police crowd arrangements; in 2026 it fell on 15 February, and in 2027 it falls on Saturday 6 March. (amarujala.com, 2026-02-15)
- Crowds also grow in the month of Sawan, for jalabhishek. (etvbharat.com, 2022-07-20)
Before you go
- About 100 steps up to the temple from the road; entry is free, photography inside is not allowed, and langurs are common. (bhaktibharat.com, 2026-05-24)
Lately
- On busy Kainchi Dham weekends, police send heavy vehicles and Kathgodam to Ranikhet traffic through Khutani, Mukteshwar and Ramgarh, so roads here are busier. (etvbharat.com, 2026-10-10)
How to reach Mukteshwar Dham
By road, measured on OpenStreetMap.
| From | km |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 347 |
| Kathgodam railway station | 62 |
| Tanakpur railway station | 163 |
| Pantnagar airport | 100 |
| Pithoragarh airport (Naini Saini) | 147 |
- 51 km from Nainital and 40 km from Bhowali; Kathgodam railway station 74 km and Pantnagar airport 110 km (district figures; Uttarakhand Tourism gives Kathgodam 62 km). (nainital.nic.in, last updated 2019-06-12)
The weather near Mukteshwar Dham now
At Mukteshwar, beside the temple, at about 2,280 m; the temple is at about the same height.
Mukteshwarabout 2,280 m
10°CClear
Now, 19:03 IST · wind 3 km/h
- Fog11° 6°Dry
- Mostly clear17° 3°Dry
- Mostly clear18° 4°Dry
- Mostly clear18° 4°Dry
- Clear17° 3°Dry
- Clear17° 3°Dry
- Clear17° 2°Dry
Forecast for about 2,280 m, updated . Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0); the daily figures are worked out by us.
Mukteshwar weather: the next 24 hours, 10 days and every month.
The snow peaks from Mukteshwar Dham
From the temple's point the elevation model finds a clear line to these summits; mornings from October to March are clearest.
- Nanda Devi, 7,816 m: 104.8 km to the north; about 900 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Nanda Devi East, 7,434 m: 104.7 km to the north; about 800 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Api (Nepal), 7,132 m: 137.4 km to the north-east; about 600 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Trishul, 7,120 m: 94 km to the north; about 700 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Panchachuli, 6,904 m: 111.6 km to the north-east; about 1,800 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Nanda Kot, 6,861 m: 98.6 km to the north-east; about 1,300 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Maiktoli, 6,803 m: 91.4 km to the north; about 1,200 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Nampa (Nepal), 6,755 m: 143 km to the north-east; just the summit.
- Rajrambha, 6,537 m: 111 km to the north-east; about 1,400 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Chaudhara, 6,510 m: 113.6 km to the north-east; about 2,100 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Nanda Ghunti, 6,309 m: 97.5 km to the north; about 1,500 m of it over the nearer hills.
- Suli Top, 6,300 m: 121.7 km to the north-east; about 500 m of it over the nearer hills.
Where to stay near Mukteshwar Dham
Questions about Mukteshwar Dham
Opening hours are not published by official sources; a private temple site gives 7 AM to 7 PM. (Source: bhaktibharat.com, 2026-05-24.) Times change on festival days; ask locally or on WhatsApp before a long drive.
347 km by road, measured on OpenStreetMap; by train, Kathgodam railway station is 62 km from the temple by road, and Pantnagar airport 100 km.
Mahashivratri is the main day, with a fair and police crowd arrangements; in 2026 it fell on 15 February, and in 2027 it falls on Saturday 6 March. Crowds also grow in the month of Sawan, for jalabhishek.
On the elevation model, the temple's point has a clear line to Nanda Devi (7,816 m, 104.8 km north), Nanda Devi East (7,434 m, 104.7 km north), Api (Nepal) (7,132 m, 137.4 km north-east), Trishul (7,120 m, 94 km north). Mornings from October to March are clearest.
How we made this page
Each fact about the temple names its source, checked 2026-10-21. The point is from Google Maps (the temple's own pin); the height and the peaks in view are worked out by us on the Copernicus DEM GLO-90; road distances come from OpenStreetMap through the OSRM router. If a timing or rule has changed, tell us on WhatsApp.
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