A plateau, four miles long and two and a half miles broad. It is in the extreme of the district, the highest point of which is 3,800 feet above the sea level. It is in Mahuadanr police station and is about 150 kms west of Ranchi across seven hills. This is the highest point on the plateau of Chhotanagpur. Netarhat is a place of peculiar charm which has laid its spell on many casual visitors. The stillness of the jungle and the cool and refreshing air brings relief from the dust and heat of the plains. Netarhat has a game sanctuary amidst pine forest the bestow singular arboreal interest in this part. Some time back it used to be the permanent summer station of the Governor.
The temperature of Netarhat is cooler than Ranchi throughout the year. It can be said that this place is the coolest in the whole of Jharkhand state. There are inspection bungalows and rest houses.

In November,1954 a public school was started in Netarhat by the state Government, admission to which is by merit alone. The admission fees are charged according to the parents income. The admission age is 10 - 12 years. 

The medium of instruction is Hindi but English and Sanskrit are also taught from the beginning to secure a satisfactory standard. A number of top bureaucrats and tecnocrats are the product of this august institutions. (For details visit their website http://www.netarhatvidyalaya.com/ )

This is 4 kms from Netarhat and a unique picnic spot. Inside a beautiful valley the over flown water of Netarhat Dam makes a very loving small waterfall.

Situated at a distance of 10 kms from Netarhat in lush green this water fall passes through the forests which are dense and delighting. On reaching there one can witness the stunning fall of water deep down to about 320 feet making a majestic waterfall. The forest is so dense that even sunrays find difficult to pierce through it.

About 60 kms away from Netarhat deep in to the forests the river Burha makes a fantastic and majestic water fall of about 468 feet height claiming to be the highest waterfall of Jharkhand. The thundering sound of the fall is audible even 10 kms from it. The spectacular sight of the fall explains the profundity and greatness of the nature. water falls from a height of 468 feet.

Netarhat has a wonderful climate and in July and August it does not become moist. In summer Netarhat has a very cool climate. The plateau is ringed by forest and the rainfall usually does not exceed 60 inches per year. There are patches of pines and cypresses grown by the Forest Department and both the species have taken to the soil very kindly. Apples and peaches are grown but the fruits are not very big.
There are a number of flowering trees particularly of Bauhinia and Cassia species. There are bus services both from Ranchi and Daltonganj to Netarhat. The development of Netarhat will open the neighbouring  Chhechhari valley and other hill tops such as Jamirapat (3,747 feet above sea level ) and Gulgupat (3,819 feet above sea level ). Jharkhand’s second highest fall, the Burhaghagh with a sheer drops of 466 feet is also near Netarhat but at present accessible only to the hiker. Tigers are common in certain sections. With the development of Netarhat which has been taken up, it will have great attraction to the general tourists, hiker and anthropologists.The sight of the sunrise near the Palamu dak bungalow and sunset at Mangolia point about 10 kms from the Public school attests all tourists.