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The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is a national park in India, located in Banjar sub-division of Kullu in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The park was established in 1984 and is spread over an area of 1171 km 2 ; elevations within the park range between 1500 and 6000 m.
Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area Himachal Pradesh: 2014 1406rev; x (natural) The national park covers habitats from alpine peaks of the Himalayas above 6,000 m (20,000 ft) to alpine meadows and riverine forests below 2,000 m (6,600 ft). In total, there are 25 types of forests recorded, and they have rich floral and faunal ...
Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description Sagarmatha National Park: Solukhumbu District: 1979 120; vii (natural) Sagarmatha National Park encompasses the mountains of the Great Himalayan Range which includes the Earth's highest mountain above sea level, Mount Everest (known in Nepal as Sagarmatha), and the Sacred Himalayan Landscape, the transboundary landscape in the eastern ...
The museum contains three main exhibition halls: Hall of Great Himalayas, Hall of Fame and Hall of World Mountains. There are exhibits on famous peaks, descriptions of famous mountaineers, the culture and lifestyle of mountain people , flora subscribe and fauna including geology, in an attempt to represent the traditional culture and values of ...
Sanctuaries and National Parks Area (km 2) Year of Notification Great Himalayan National Park: 905.4 (2010), [6] originally 754.40 [7] 1984 Inderkilla National Park: 104 2010 Khirganga National Park: 710 2010 Pin Valley National Park: 675 1987 Simbalbara National Park: 27.88 (2010), originally 19.03 [8] 1958 [7] Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary: 41.32 ...
The first sites recognised as World Heritage Sites in South Asia were the Sagarmatha National Park and the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, inscribed in 1979. [3] Nepal has currently a total of four sites. Sri Lanka has eight sites and Bangladesh has three sites.
The Great Himalaya Trail is a route across the Himalayas from east to west. The original concept was to establish a single long distance trekking trail from the east end to the west end of Nepal that includes a total of roughly 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) of path.
It is a valuable ecosystem as many Himalayan birds and animals migrate seasonally up and down the mountains spending part of the year in the conifer forests, so conservation is a high priority. [ 2 ] This ecoregion is drier than the Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests , which receive more moisture from the Bay of Bengal monsoon.