Chopta is small settlement and Commencement point to 3rd of Panch Kedar

Panch Kedar

Panch Kedar refers to five Hindu temples or holy places of the Shaivite sect dedicated to god Shiva. They are located in the Garhwal Himalayan region in Uttarakhand, India...

 Tungnath

Tungnath

Tungnath is the highest temple in the world and is one of the five and the highest Panch Kedar temples located in the mountain range of Tunganath in the Rudraprayag district of Tehri Garhwal, in Uttarakhand, India. The Tunganath mountains form the Mandakini and Alaknanda river valleys...

 About 3.5Km from here. Another 1k.m from Tungnath leads to Chandrashila

Chandrashila

Chandrashila is summit of the Tungnath . It literally means "Moon Rock".It is located at a height of about above sea level. This peak provides a spectacular view of Himalayas,especially Nandadevi, Trisul, Kedar Peak, Bandarpunch and Chaukhamba peaks. There are various legends associated with this...

 Peak (About 4000mts MSL).

Chopta offers amazing views of the imposing Himalayan range including Trishul, Nanda Devi

Nanda Devi

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country ; owing to this geography it was the highest known mountain in the world until computations on Dhaulagiri by western surveyors in 1808...

 and Chaukhamba

Chaukhamba

Chaukhamba is a mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya. Its main summit, Chaukhamba I, is the highest peak in the group. It lies at the head of the Gangotri Glacier and forms the eastern anchor of the group...

. It is located at an elevation of 2680mts above sea level. Chopta is rich in varied flora and fauna. Chopta is situated amidst thick forest of pine, deodar and rhododendrons

Chopta can be reached by Via Ukimath or Gopeshwar. There are small Shops & rooms available with basic facility for Trekkers to Tungnath.

Location

This place is popularly known as 'Mini Switzerland' in Uttaranchal and Northern India. Chopta is situated at the altitude of 2900 meters. Its is 36 km from Gopeshwar, 254 km from Rishikesh, 450 km (approx) from Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

and the best time to visit there is from June to November.