Mussoorie, Nainital and Ranikhet are all hill stations located in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India.

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  • Mussoorie – A famous hill station in the Garhwal Himalaya, situated in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand.
  • Nainital – A lake town and popular tourist destination in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. It is built around the Naini Lake and lies in the Lesser Himalaya.
  • Ranikhet – A quiet cantonment and hill station in the Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand, also part of the Lesser Himalaya region.

All three — Mussoorie, Nainital and Ranikhet — are in the state of Uttarakhand and are located in the Lesser (Middle) Himalaya ranges of northern India.

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      <th>Place</th>
      <th>Physical location</th>
      <th>State</th>
      <th>Himalayan zone</th>
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      <td>Mussoorie</td>
      <td>Hill station north of Dehradun in the Garhwal Himalaya, northern India.[web:1][web:3][web:9]</td>
      <td>Uttarakhand[web:1][web:3][web:9]</td>
      <td>Lesser Himalaya foothills (Garhwal range).[web:5][web:10]</td>
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      <td>Nainital</td>
      <td>Lake-side hill town in the Kumaon hills of northern India.[web:10]</td>
      <td>Uttarakhand[web:10]</td>
      <td>Lesser Himalaya (Kumaon region).[web:10]</td>
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      <td>Ranikhet</td>
      <td>Cantonment and hill station in the Kumaon hills of northern India.[web:10]</td>
      <td>Uttarakhand[web:10]</td>
      <td>Lesser Himalaya (Kumaon region).[web:10]</td>
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