Landour the tiara of the Queen of Hills Mussoorie is an idyllic town dotted with old country homes reminiscent of the days gone by. Drawing its name from Llanddowror a village in Carmarthenshire in southwest Wales Landour is located an altitude of 6600 to 7800 ft and offers striking views of the Garhwal Himalaya with a wide vista of up to 200 km (125 miles) visible on a clear day. The visible massifs and peaks include (West to East) Swargarohini Bandarpunch Yamnotri Jaonli Gangotri Srikanta Kedarnath Satopanth Chaukhamba (Badrinath) and even Nanda Devi.