Location: Near Leh, Ladakh Region, J&K
Coverage Area: 600-sq-kms
Main Attraction: Shapu,
Bharal, Snow Leopard
Best Time To Visit: Mammal
Viewing - September To March
Bird Viewing - March To May & September to December
The Hemis High Altitude
National Park includes the catchments of two valleys, which
drain into the River Indus. It is named after the famous
monastery -- Hemis, and sprawls over 600-sq-km in the Markha And
Rumbak valleys. The conditions are very bleak and desolate in
this park. The terrain is rocky and the thin soil cover supports
a poor vegetative growth. Dry alpine pastures are present in
sheltered locations. Grass growth is relatively rapid during the
summer season after the melting of the snow
Flora & Fauna
The area is barren and
rocky, covered only sparsely with vegetation. Most of
the
ten species of mammal here are extremely rare -- Shapu, Bharal,
Great Tibetan Sheep, Ibex and Snow Leopard. The avifauna too
comprises species, which are not seen at lower altitudes,
Himalayan Snow Cock, Snow Patridge and golden oriole.
Visiting Season
The best season for
mammal viewing is September to May and for bird viewing March to
May and September to December. Approachable by road from Leh ,
this national park contains several camping sites too.
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INFORMATION
For Passes Contact: The
Wildlife Warden, Leh
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