[2][3] Happy Valley is west of Mussoorie’s Dalai Hill[4] from where the mountain ranges of Jaunpur[5] and Nag-Tibba[6] are visible.

[7][8][9][10] One of the landmark events in the history of the Tibetan government in exile in India happened in April 1959 when a young Dalai Lama arrived at Happy Valley.

[11][12] In April 1960, he left Happy Valley for another hill town - Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh[13][14] with an entourage of eighty officials of the Tibetan government in exile.

[15] Later, this government-in-exile moved to Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh leaving behind at Happy Valley, a community of Tibetans who have integrated with the life and culture of Mussoorie, but had built a Buddhist Temple and Tibetan-style homes.

[25] From Happy Valley can be seen the whole of Mussoorie with George Everest's house on one side[26] and the Himalayan ranges on the other.