Situated at an elevation of 3600 metres above mean sea level, Phalut or Falut is the second highest peak in West Bengal. It is a part of the Singalila ridge of the Himalayas located in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. Located at the border of West Bengal and Sikkim and the country of Nepal, Mount Kanchenjunga can be closely viewed from here. Phalut is about twenty one kilometers from Sandakphu and six kilometers from Molley. It is located inside the Singalila National Park and is about twenty five kilometers from Rimbik.

Phalut offers exciting trekking oppurtunities for trekkers who are are on their way to Sandakphu from Darjeeling. Phalut is accessible from Gorkhey by foot which is at a distance of sixteen kilometers.