Barkot is one of the important place located in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. Barkot is a best hill station in Uttrakhand placed in the higher Himalayan ranges. Barkot is receives the water from holy rivers, like Ganga and Yamuna. Yamunotri dham is 50km from Barkot.
Lots of peoples comes for Yamunotri pilgrimage. You can easly see spectacular peaks of Banderpuch and other biger Himalaya ranges from Barkot.
The Barkot height is 1,220m above the see lavel. The Barkot hill destination is an ideal holidaying and adventure place for nature lovers and adventurers.
The nearest big town to Barkot is Tehri Garhwal. Tehri Garhwal is 90km from Barkot. There are many hotels to stay in barkot.
Elevation: 1,220 m
Area: 6 km²
Weather: 28°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 50% Humidity
Population: 16,568 (2012)
Surya kund
There are many places to visit in barkot just beacause of its nature beauty.
In Yamnotri here are many natural thermal springs. In which Surya Kund is most famous. The water of surya kund is use to make parsad like rice and potatos and then serve as a parshad.
Hanuman Chatti
Hanuman Chatti is a starting point of two well known destinations, Yamnotri and Dodi Tal. Yamnotri is 13 km far from Hanuman Chatti you can go by foot. Janki Chatti is 6 km Far from Hanuman Chatti and jeeps are also available up to Janki Chatti. You can purchase food items from Hanuman Chatti
Yamnotri
Yamnotri is one of the char dham in Uttrakhand. Yamnotri temple is devoted to Godess Yamuna and Yamuna is the source of river Yamuna.
Barkot is the best destination to visit . Barkot is accessible to tourists for most time of the year.
In Summer Time :-
Summer is the best time to visit Barkot. May is the warmest month with an average temperature of 29.7 degree c at noon.
In Monsoon Time :-
monsoon is not the best time to visit barkot just because of rainfall .So that you should drop that time.
In Winter Time :-
The best time to visit the Barkot is winter time. You can spend a fulfilling holiday in Barkot is during the winter time. At that time you can enjoy lots of activities in Barkot.
By Air :-
The nearest airport is Jolly Grant to Barkot. Taxis are available from Jolly Grant airport to Barkot. Barkot is located at a distance of 161km in Dehradun.
By Train:-
The near railway station to Barkot are Rishikesh and Dehradun. Rishikesh is 160 km from Barkot and 132 km from Dehradun.
By road:-
Barkot is well connected with motorable roads from major destination of Garhwal Region like tehri , Dehradun , Uttarkashi and rishikesh etc.
