Kempty Falls

{{Short description|Waterfall in Ram Gaon, Uttarakhand, India}}

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Kempty Falls is a waterfall in Ram Gaon and at the south of Kempty, in the Tehri Garhwal District of Uttarakhand, India.{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2024-06-06 |title=As Summer Peaks, Tourists Flock To Hills To Escape The Heat – See PICS |url=https://news.abplive.com/photo-gallery/lifestyle/travel-summer-holidays-heatwave-sizzling-tourists-flock-to-hill-stations-mussoorie-manali-kashmir-1693619 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}} It is {{convert|13|km|mi|0}} from Mussoorie on the Chakrata Road, and {{convert|45|km|mi|0}} from Dehradun.{{Cite news |title=Kempty Falls in Mussoorie: A complete guide |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/things-to-do/kempty-falls-in-mussoorie-a-complete-guide/articleshow/110444182.cms |access-date=2024-07-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} It is nearly 1364 meters above sea level, at 78°-02’East longitude and 30° -29’North latitude. The Kempty Falls, and the area around is surrounded by high mountain ranges at an altitude of 4500 feet.{{Cite book |last=Jhorar |first=Mahender |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qCdBEAAAQBAJ&dq=kempty+falls&pg=PT20 |title=LOVE AT 12000 FEET |date=2021-09-04 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-63974-675-0 |language=en}} There is an estimated tourist inflow to the Falls of over 10 lakh (one million).

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Kempty Falls were developed as a prominent tourist destination in Garhwal by British officer John Mekinan, around 1835.{{Cite web |title=Kempty fall |url=https://www.campawara.com/services/kempty-falls/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Camp Awara |language=en-GB}} The name Kempty is probably derived from the word 'camp-tea'. A stream of water running throughout the year starting from the southwest of the village of Banglow ki kandi moves northwest and falls from 4,500 ft. Splitting into five other cascades, the water falls a further 40 feet.

The nearest medical centres are at Dehradun, Mussoorie and Kempty, the nearest railway station at Dehradun, and the nearest airport the Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun.{{Cite web |title=Kempty Falls Mussoorie – Popular Picnic Spot Near Mussoorie Dehradun |url=https://www.euttaranchal.com/tourism/kempty-falls.php |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=euttaranchal.com |language=en}}