Vetal Hill, Summit and mountain in Pune, India

Vetal Hill is a summit within Pune's city limits that rises approximately 800 meters above sea level. The slopes are surrounded by educational institutions and covered with forest that supports hundreds of bird and plant species.

The hill takes its name from the temple of Vetala, which stands on the summit rather than on the slopes. The forest around it was surveyed by Ezekiel in 1917–1918, and in 1997 V. N. Joshi and M. S. Kumbhojkar of the Agharkar Research Institute recorded 416 angiosperm species in 101 families there.

The forest here is home to birds and plant life that locals have long recognized as part of their natural landscape. People visit the slopes to walk among trees and observe wildlife in a green setting surrounded by the city.

A single access road climbs the hill from the south, passing the Automotive Research Association of India campus. A public parking lot sits along this road, but it can only be used between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm. The summit is hard to climb in the monsoon, when fog often covers the top.

The hill has two spurs, Fergusson College Hill and Chatturshrungi Hill, running perpendicular to its north-south ridge. An ecological survey by Ezekiel around 1917-1918 preceded the 1997 floristic study by V. N. Joshi and M. S. Kumbhojkar of the Agharkar Research Institute, which listed 416 angiosperm species in 101 families.