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India has seven principal mountain ranges and the most important amongst them are the Himalayas. The Himalayas run across the top of the Indian subcontinent stretching over some 2500 kilometres. The lower foothills known as the Shivaliks. 
The lower Himalayas have the most popular hill resorts of India. These are Shimla, Dalhousie, Mussoorie, Nainital and Darjeeling. These hill resorts are at the height of four to eight thousand feet above sea level.
The Greater Himalayas or the Himadaris include the Mt.Everest and Annapurna peaks which lie in the boundaries of Nepal and within India are Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat and Nanda Devi.
The Aravallis,one of the oldest ranges in the world, run between Delhi and Gujarat to the south west and is the includes famous hill stations, viz, Mount Abu and Guru Shikhar Peak over six thousand feet high.
The Vindhyashas one of the popular hill resorts of Central India Pachmarhi.
 The Sahyadris runs for 1600 kms down the western edge to the southern most point of India. The hill resort in this area is Oatacamund which stands at the foot of the 8615 feet high Doda Betta Peak famous hill resort of Kodaikanal is located in the Palni Hills.
Some of the most exhilarating hill resorts in India include :
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