Gangotri National Park

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Gangotri National Park is a high-altitude Himalayan conservation area in Uttarakhand, India, renowned for its glaciers, rugged peaks, and role as a source region of the Ganges River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservation area
national park
protected area
accessRoute road from Uttarkashi to Gangotri
area about 2390 square kilometres
associatedWithRiver Ganges
climate cold alpine climate
containsGlacier Chorabari Glacier
Gangotri Glacier
Khatling Glacier
containsPeak Bhagirathi peaks
Meru Peak
Shivling
Thalay Sagar
containsPlace Gomukh
Nandanvan
Tapovan
containsRiverSource Bhagirathi River
country India
dominantTreeSpecies blue pine
deodar cedar
fir
rhododendron
spruce
elevationRange about 1800 to over 7000 metres above sea level
established 1989
governingBody Uttarakhand Forest Department
habitatFor Himalayan monal
Himalayan snowcock
Himalayan tahr
blue sheep
brown bear
musk deer
snow leopard
iucnCategory II
knownFor glaciers
high-altitude Himalayan landscapes
rugged peaks
source region of the Ganges River
locatedIn Uttarakhand
Uttarkashi district
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas
locatedInRegion Garhwal Himalaya
namedAfter Gangotri Glacier
surface form: Gangotri
nearestTown Gangotri Glacier
surface form: Gangotri

Uttarkashi
partOf Indian Himalayan protected area network
state Uttarakhand
tourismActivity mountaineering
pilgrimage tourism
trekking
vegetationType alpine meadows
subalpine coniferous forests
temperate broadleaf forests

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Gangotri Glacier locatedInProtectedArea Gangotri National Park
Gomukh locatedIn Gangotri National Park
Gomukh requiresPermitFrom Gangotri National Park
this entity surface form: Gangotri National Park authorities
Gomukh governingProtectedArea Gangotri National Park
Uttarkashi district containsProtectedArea Gangotri National Park