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Location
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Near Leh, Ladakh Region, J&K 600-sq-kms
Main Attractions : Shapu, Bharal, Snow Leopard
Best Time To Visit :
Mammal Viewing -
September To March
Bird Viewing - March To May & September to December
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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.
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