Valley of Flowers National Park
Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park in the Himalayan area. The area lies on the Zanskar range of the Himalayas with the highest point in the national park being Gauri Parbat at 6,719 m above sea level. The park is home to tahr, snow leopard, musk deer, red fox, common langur, bharal, serow, Himalayan black bear and a huge variety of butterflies.Flowers mostly orchids, poppies, primulas, calendulas, daisies and anemones carpet the ground. Alpine forests of birch and rhododendron cover parts of the park's area.
| Year | Decision | Comments |
| 1988 | Inscribed | Reasons for inscription |
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Rob Wilson (Japan):
Whilst the Nanda Devi national park is actually off-limits at the moment, they are many places where you can get a view of this truly astonishing mountain. Without question she is the most beautiful of the Indian Himalayan peaks.
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- Valley of Flowers National Park
- Country: India
- Year: 1988
- Category: Natural landscape, Mountain
- Connections:
Highest (over 5000m) . Himalaya . World Biosphere Reserves .
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