Mukteshwar is a town and tourist destination in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India. It sits high in the Kumaon Hills at an altitude of 2286 meters (7500 feet), 51 km from Nainital, 42 km from Haldwani, and 395 km from Delhi.

Mukteshwar gets its name from an 350-year-old temple to Shiva, known as Mukteshwar Dham.