Pin Valley National Park

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Pin Valley National Park is a high-altitude cold desert wildlife sanctuary in the Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh, India, known for its rugged landscapes and populations of snow leopards and Himalayan ibex.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
wildlife sanctuary
accessibility road access via Kaza
adjacentTo Great Himalayan National Park
surface form: Great Himalayan National Park (regionally nearby, not directly contiguous)
bestVisitSeason summer
climate cold desert climate
contains Pin Valley
country India
designation national park of India
drainageBasin Spiti River
surface form: Spiti River basin
elevationRange approximately 3,500–6,000 metres
established 1987
fauna Siberian ibex
surface form: Himalayan ibex

Himalayan marmot
Eurasian wolves
surface form: Tibetan wolf

blue sheep
red fox
snow leopard
flora alpine scrub
dry alpine pastures
governingBody Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
IUCNCategory II
knownFor Himalayan ibex population
snow leopard population
landscape narrow valleys
rugged mountains
steep cliffs
legalStatus protected under Indian wildlife laws
locatedIn Himachal Pradesh
Lahaul and Spiti district
northern India
surface form: North India

Lahaul and Spiti district
surface form: Spiti Valley

western Himalayas
surface form: Western Himalayas
nearestTown Kaza
partOf Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve
protectedFor conservation of cold desert ecosystem
conservation of high-altitude Himalayan wildlife
region Lahaul and Spiti district
surface form: Spiti region
religionAndCulture influenced by Tibetan Buddhism
river Pin River NERFINISHED
state Himachal Pradesh
terrainType high-altitude cold desert
tourismActivity photography
trekking
wildlife viewing

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Himachal Pradesh hasNationalPark Pin Valley National Park