Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board, near Dehradun city in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about 35 kilometres from the state capital of Dehradun and 290 km north of the national capital of New Delhi. The hill station is in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan range. Mussoorie, also known as Queen of the Hills, is among the most popular hill stations of the country. A British, Captain Frederick Young, accompanied by an official named FJ Shore, had climbed up the hill from the Doon valley in 1827 and found this ridge offering great views and a salubrious climate. March till June are the best months to visit Mussoorie for a pleasant sightseeing tour and to enjoy the spring and flower bloom and cool summers. Visitors can avail of the cable car ropeway ride to Gun Hill, which offers a captivating view of the surrounding Himalayan Mountains. Mussoorie has experienced snow during the month of December, January and February. But the highest possibility of experiencing snow fall is during end of December or 1st week of January.