{"id":360033,"date":"2026-04-04T17:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=360033"},"modified":"2026-04-04T17:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:57:12","slug":"gangotri-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/gangotri-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Gangotri National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gangotri National Park has reopened for tourists after a six-month winter closure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>About Gangotri National Park<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_360034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360034\" style=\"width: 358px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-360034 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Map-of-Gangotri-National-Park.webp?resize=358%2C467&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gangotri National Park\" width=\"358\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Map-of-Gangotri-National-Park.webp?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Map-of-Gangotri-National-Park.webp?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Researchgate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gangotri National Park is located in the <\/span><b>Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It derives its name from the <\/span><b>famous Gangotri Temple, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of the four highly revered Hindu Dhams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Established: <\/strong>It was established in <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">1989.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Area: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It spreads over an area of <\/span><b>about 2,390 square kilometres.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It falls <\/span><b>under the bio-geographical zone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sits at <\/span><b>an altitude of 1,800 meters to 7,083 meters above sea level.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>forms a corridor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between<\/span><b> Govind National Park and the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Boundary: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The northeastern section of the park forms the <\/span><b>international boundary of India and Tibet (China).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>River associated: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>lies in the upper catchments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>River Bhagirathi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Gaumukh glacier,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the origin of the Ganga, is <\/span><b>located inside the park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also includes the <\/span><b>Gaumukh\u2013Tapovan Trek<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is one of the most popular trekking routes in the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Peaks: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes iconic peaks like<\/span><b> Chaukhamba I\u2013III, Satopanth, and Kedarnath Main.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora: <\/b>It<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is <\/span><b>covered with dense temperate coniferous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where <\/span><b>chir pine, deodar, fir, spruce, oak, and rhododendron <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are the main types of vegetation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna: <\/b>It is the <b>natural home of the snow leopard. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other species such as <\/span><b>black bear, brown bear, musk deer, blue sheep (Bharal), and Himalayan Monal are found there.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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