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News: Gangotri National Park has reopened for tourists after a six-month winter closure.
About Gangotri National Park
- Gangotri National Park is located in the Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.
- It derives its name from the famous Gangotri Temple, one of the four highly revered Hindu Dhams.
- Established: It was established in 1989.
- Area: It spreads over an area of about 2,390 square kilometres.
- It falls under the bio-geographical zone and sits at an altitude of 1,800 meters to 7,083 meters above sea level.
- It forms a corridor between Govind National Park and the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Boundary: The northeastern section of the park forms the international boundary of India and Tibet (China).
- River associated: It lies in the upper catchments of the River Bhagirathi.
- Gaumukh glacier, the origin of the Ganga, is located inside the park.
- It also includes the Gaumukh–Tapovan Trek, which is one of the most popular trekking routes in the region.
- Peaks: It includes iconic peaks like Chaukhamba I–III, Satopanth, and Kedarnath Main.
- Flora: It is covered with dense temperate coniferous forests, where chir pine, deodar, fir, spruce, oak, and rhododendron are the main types of vegetation.
- Fauna: It is the natural home of the snow leopard. Other species such as black bear, brown bear, musk deer, blue sheep (Bharal), and Himalayan Monal are found there.
