Place Details:
On the drive from Shimla-Mataur national highway, one comes across the beautiful Kangra fort on the flat mountain range. The massive Kangra Fort is approximately 3 kilometer from the town and is also known as Nagarkot.
At the entrance, you can see a museum containing some valuable old photographs of the fort, some exquisite stone sculptures, carvings, idols and other artefacts.
The climb leads through seven gates; as you go up you can see some idols embossed in the walls of the fort; the ramparts open out to the fascinating valleys below. There are three richly carved temples in the vicinity– Lakshmi Narayan temple, the Ambika temple and a Jain temple of Adi Narayan. The charming view of gushing streams of Banganga and Manjhi rivers from the Fort make the climb worth it.
The historical significant Kangra Fort is 3 km from the Kangra town.
BEST TIME TO VISIT KANGRA
The average minimum and maximum temperature of Kangra is as given below. The best time to visit Kangra is also specified.
| MONTH | BEST TIME | | MIN. TEMP (°C) | MAX. TEMP (°C) |
| January | | | 4 | 17 |
| February | | | 4 | 17 |
| March | Best time | | 7 | 21 |
| April | Best time | | 11 | 28 |
| May | Best time | | 15 | 27 |
| June | Best time | | 15 | 28 |
| July | | | 13 | 26 |
| August | | | 12 | 26 |
| September | | | 12 | 25 |
| October | | | 10 | 23 |
| November | | | 6 | 22 |
| December | | | 4 | 17 |