Location : Eastern part of Ladakh, Jammu & kashmir
Total Area : 600 sq. kms.
Visiting Season : May To October
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About Hemis National Park:

Hemis National Park is a high altitude protected area created in 1981 in the eastern part of the cold desert of Ladakh for the conservation and protection of its unique flora and fauna. It covers an area of 600 sq. kms in the Markha and Rumbak valleys.

The terrain surrounding the park is rocky and the thin soil cover supports a poor vegetative growth. Dry alpine pastures are present in sheltered locations and the grass growth is relatively rapid during the summer season after the snow melts from the region.

There are many U-shaped valleys, carved by the glacial actions that occurred in the past. Rivers and streams have laid a thick deposit of sand along their banks. The general elevation of the parks exact location is over 3,000 meters.

Climate in Hemis National Park) :

The climatic conditions vary from sub-arctic to arctic. Rainfall is low and the bulk of the total annual precipitation is in the form of snow. In winter the mercury drops to far below the freezing point and this tract receives very heavy snowfall, which remains on the ground for several months at a stretch. Summers are short and mild, while there is no marked rainy season.

Flora in Hemis National Park :

The flora at the Hemis High Altitude National Park is mainly alpine forest and sparse high altitude desert vegetation. This consists of trees and plants like Junipers, Myricaria, Poplar, Salix, Birch, Astragalus, Taraxacum, Leortopodium, Ephedra and many sparse grasslands.

Topography of Hemis National Park

The basic topography of the Hemis National Park is mountainous and rugged high altitude desert. The landscape is vast and makes you lose your sense of distances very easily. What seems a single kilometer away turns out to be at least 10 kilometers away. There are high cliffs with huge rocky outcrops, which are interspersed by belts of sparse high altitude vegetation.

Hemis national park is most popular for rare snow leopards (Panthera uncia), and ibex (Capra ibex). There snow leopards can easily see in the shang valley area of the park. Hemis is the only refuge in India containing the Shapu ((Ladakhi Urial)). Park has also good population of bharal (pseudois nayaur), wolf (canis lupus), livestock, argali (great tibetan sheep), eurasian brown bear, red fox, himalayan marmot, mountain weasel, himalayan mouse hare, himalayan snowcock (tetraogallus himalayensis) and chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar).

Birding in Hemis National Park

Hemis National park is popular destinations for bird watching in north india. It is is good place to study Himalayan and Trans Himalayan bird of prey (birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing) like himalayan griffon vulture, lammergeier vulture and golden eagle. Himalayan Snowcock, Great Grey Shrike, Robin Accentor, Brown Accentor, the Red Mantled Rose Finch, Tickell's Leaf Warbler, the Black Throated Thrush, Snowfinch, Chukar, Spotted Flycatcher, Red-billed Chough, Red Flanked Blue Tail, Fork-tailed Swift, Fire-fronted Serin, and Great Nose Finch can also probably see in the park

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How to Get There

By Air The nearest airport is Leh, which is connected by Indian Airlines to Delhi, Chandigarh, Srinagar, and Jammu.

By Rail The nearest railhead is Jammu, situated at a distance of around 690 km. Jammu is connected to all parts of India.

By Road Leh can be reached from two directions. The first being from the Manali side in Himachal via Keylong and the second being from Srinagar in Kashmir via Kargil.