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Hill station is a term
commonly used for a town usually at somewhat higher elevations
in the Indian Subcontinent. The term has been used elsewhere in
colonial Asia (rarely in Africa), where towns have been founded
by European colonial rulers as refuges from the summer heat. In
the Indian context most hill stations are at an altitude of
approximately between 1,000 and 2,500 metres (3,500 to 7,500
feet); very few are outside this range. Hill stations being at
higher altitudes are cooler than plains. Temperatures are lower
owing to the lower density of air as one goes up in the altitude
as thin air absorbs less heat from solar energy. |
