The park is situated in Uttarkashi District provides majestic
beauty of coniferous forests and grandeur of glacial world
combined with lush green meadows. The forests of the park
are Himalayan moist temperate type. Vegetation consist of
chirpine deodar, fir, spruce, oak and rhododendrons. The fauna
seen heres are tiger, snow leopard, ibex, thar, serow, pheasants,
partridges, doves, pigeons, parakeet, Himalayan barbet, bulbul
etc.
Gangotri National Park is a national park located in Uttarakhand,
India. The size of this national park is about 1,553 square
miles. The park provides majestic beauty of coniferous forests
and grandeur of glacial world combined with lush green meadows.
Flora
The forests of the park are Himalayan moist temperate type.
Vegetation consist of chirpine deodar, fir, spruce, oak and
rhododendrons.
Fauna
This park is home to the snow leopard, ibex, thar, Himalayan
barbet, tiger, thar, serow, pheasants, partridges, doves,
pigeons, parakeet, bulbul et cetera.
Tourism
In the months from April to October, tourism in the national
park is at its peak. The head of railways and airport is Dehradun.
The nearest railway is 210 kilometres while nearest airport
is 220 kilometres from the national park. Also Harsil is the
nearest town (30 Kms).
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