Situated at an altitude of 3870 feet in the Syahi Devi hill Sitlakhet is another gem in Kumaon. It is a short drive away from Almora and is a scenic spot commanding a view of magestic Himalayas. The nearby forest abounds in fruit orchards and herbal plants used in medicines. Just about 10 kms from Sitlakhet is the famous temple of Syahi Devi. There is the natural spring where the first water scheme for Almora initiated some seventy years ago.

Just two kilometers below Sitlakhet is the village Khoont, which is the ancestral village of the late Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, the famous freedom fighter of India.