The surface layer is the lowest 10% of the boundary layer of that place at a given time that directly interacts with land surface and atmosphere which is characterized by the dominance of turbulent mixing processes and the land-air heat and momentum fluxes. This layer is controlled by the net radiation balance; energy fluxes as well surface layer characteristics (vegetation and soil moisture), hence plays an important role in transport of pollutants, boundary layer evolution and near surface meteorological conditions. Understanding of the surface layer is essential for improving the understanding of the mountain meteorology, assessment of the impact of the topography in regulating the atmospheric boundary layer processes as well as the parameterization of the boundary layer in order to improve the atmospheric models performance. Observations carried out at ARIES, Manora Peak, and utilized for the surface layer characteristics will be discussed in detail.