Pin Valley National Park
Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh 172117
The park is located 70kms.from Manali
Pin Valley National Park is a National park of India located within the Lahaul and Spiti district, within the Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, in the Himalayas region, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, in far Northern India.
Spreading south of Dhankar Gompa near the Tibetan border, the park marks the border between the formerly separate districts of Lahaul and Spiti. The elevation of the park ranges from about 3,500 meters (11,500 ft) near Ka Dogri to more than 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) at its highest point.
With its snow laden unexplored higher reaches and slopes, the Park forms a natural habitat for a number of endangered animals including the snow leopard and Siberian ibex.
Because of the park’s high altitude and extreme temperatures, the vegetation density is sparse, consisting mostly of alpine trees and groves of Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara). In summer, rare birds such as the Himalayan snowcock, Chukar partridge, Snow Partridge and Snowfinch flourish in the park.
Some plants within the park’s alpine habitats have significant medicinal properties. Twenty-two rare and endangered medicinal plant species, have been discovered in and around Pin Valley National Park, which are distributed over 10 different habitat types.
Source : Wikipedia
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