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Porcupine Point
Matheran Hills, Matheran, IndiaAbout
Entrusted with two laurels 'Porcupine Point' and 'Sunset Point', this lookout point located about 4 kilometers from the main market of the town comprises one of the most sought after tourist attractions of Matheran. The locus receives its name after its geographical silhouette resembling the form of the bird porcupine. Apart from the sumptuous glimpses of the surrounding landscapes captured from here, this site is predominantly reckoned for the marvelous views of the setting sun witnessed from here. The radiance of the sun diminishing against the backdrop of the saffron blue azure and the pageant of chroma painted in the empyrean sky look fantabulous from the Sunset Point of Matheran. Additional attractions of the Porcupine Point are the famous Cathedral Rocks positioned to the west of the Sunset Point. Moreover, the imposing Prabal Fort is also visible from here. Blessed with dense thickets, pleasing ambience and impressive natural elegance the Porcupine Point is a niche highly frequented by the tourists all round the year.
