Nanda Devi NATIONAL PARK
About Nanda Devi National Park
Location
Chamoli District, Uttarakhand
Best time to Visit
April to October
Nearest Airport
Dehradun - About 300 km
Area
Approx. 624 Sq. Km.
Temperature
Maximum 15oC & Minimum -30oC
Nearest Railway Station
Rishikesh - About 280 km
Note:
The Park is usually closed for tourists from 1st December to 31st March every year.
Nanda Devi National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and amongst the highest altitude parks in India with exceptionally beautiful Western Himalayan landscapes.
The national park is named after the Nanda Devi peak, which is the second-highest peak in India and is a part of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, home to outstanding biodiversity. Nanda Devi National Park, along with the Valley of Flowers, encompasses a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskar and Great Himalaya. Apart from some community-based ecotourism to small portions of the park, there has been no other activity here. This area, therefore, acts as a control site for the maintenance of natural processes and is of high significance for long-term ecological monitoring in the Himalayas.
The rugged, inaccessible, high mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi National Park is a spectacular one should not miss.Major Wildlife
Bharal, Himalayan tahr, serow, goral, snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, brown bear, leopard, common langur, Himalayan musk deer, and brown beer, Warblers, gresbreaks, rose finches, and ruby throat, and more.
distance from major cities
Joshimath – About 20 km
Dehradun – About 306 km
Delhi – About 528 km
Mumbai – About 1916 km
Dehradun – About 306 km
Delhi – About 528 km
Mumbai – About 1916 km
near by attractions
Valley of Flowers, Badrinath Temple, and Hemkund Sahib.