Dwing village
About Dwing
Dwing (द्वींग) is a village in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at roughly 1,547 metres above sea level, in the middle hills belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 138 km from Dehradun and 16 km from Gopeshwar, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Joshimath (12 km). Joshimath tehsil has 99 villages listed on My Haldwani.
द्वींग उत्तराखंड के चमोली जिले की जोशीमठ तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 1547 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 138 किमी है।
About Chamoli district
Chamoli district holds some of Uttarakhand’s most famous places: Badrinath, the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib, Auli near Joshimath, Gopeshwar, and the confluences of Nandprayag and Karnaprayag. The Chipko movement began here, in Reni village.
How to reach Dwing
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Yog Nagari Rishikesh (121 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Pithoragarh (Naini Saini) Airport (125 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Joshimath (12 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 138 km in a straight line. Shared jeeps and buses run from Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar towards Joshimath; for the last stretch, ask locally or book a taxi.
Distances are straight-line. Hill roads are usually 1.5 to 2 times longer, so allow extra time.
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Weather & best time to visit
Climate: Pleasant summers (roughly 15–28°C), a wet monsoon, and cold winters with frost and occasional light snow at the higher end.
Best time to visit: March to June and September to November.
Terraced fields, pine and oak forests and stone houses with slate roofs are typical of this belt.
During the monsoon (July to September), check road conditions before you travel. Hill roads can be blocked by landslides.
Villages near Dwing
More villages in Joshimath tehsil
Questions about Dwing
Where is Dwing village?
Dwing is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, at 30.4887° N, 79.4621° E.
How far is Dwing from Dehradun?
About 138 km in a straight line. By road it is usually 1.5 to 2 times more because of hill bends.
Which is the nearest railway station to Dwing?
Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station, about 121 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Pithoragarh (Naini Saini) Airport (125 km).
What is the altitude of Dwing?
About 1,547 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Dwing?
March to June and September to November. Pleasant summers (roughly 15–28°C), a wet monsoon, and cold winters with frost and occasional light snow at the higher end.
How can I add photos or stories about Dwing?
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Sources: village name and tehsil from Wikidata (CC0); location from an automatic name match against OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) data, so it may be approximate; altitude from SRTM elevation data. English spelling is transliterated from Hindi and may differ locally. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.