Gopeshwar’s Ancient Cypress

Location:

• State: Uttarakhand
• Locality: Gopeshwar: Down and right ~a short ways from the old Shiva Temple in central Gopeshwar

Botany:

• Common name: Himalayan Cypress: This large evergreen tree is found in the low Himalaya in India and China
• Botanical species: Cupressus torulosa
• Botanical family : Cupressaceae [Cypress]

Geography:

• Latitude: 30.41536948 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 79.31415179 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 1429.1 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• The Green Mountains of Uttarakhand
• Path : Living in Mussoorie, with visits towards Nanda Devi, Haridwar, and Rishikesh
• Date photographed: 21.09.08

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