VALLEY OF FLOWERS (Nanda Devi National Park) Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, located in West Himalaya, in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, musk deer, brown bear, red fox, and blue sheep. Birds found include Himalayan Monal Pheasant and other high altitude birds. At 3600 meters above sea level,(3352 to 3658 meters) the gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements the rugged mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi National Park to the east. Together they encompass a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskar and Great Himalaya. The park stretches over an expanse of 87.50 km² and it is about 8 k.m. long and 2 k.m. wide. Both parks are encompassed in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (223,674 ha) which is further surrounded by a buffer zone (5,148.57 km²). This Reserve is in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves since 2004. Location :State of Uttarakhand, India District: Chamoli Nearest town: Joshimath The Valley of Flowers is nestled in the upper expanses of Bhyundar Ganga near Joshimath in Gharwal region. The lower reaches of Bhyundar Ganga near Gobindghat are known as Bhyundar Valley. The Valley of Flowers is in the Pushpawati valley 23 km north-northwest of Nanda Devi Park, It lies between 30° 41' to 30° 48'N and 79° 33' to 79° 46'E. The Valley is 20 km northwest of Nanda Devi National Park across the wide valley of the Bhyundar Ganga. It is one of two hanging valleys lying at the head of the Bhyundar valley, the other being the shorter Hemkund valley which runs parallel some 10 km south. It runs east-west approximately 15 km by an average of 6 km wide, in the basin of the Pushpawati river, a small tributary flowing from the Tipra glacier which descends from Gauri Parbat in the east. The area lies on the Zanskar range of the Himalayas with the highest point in the national park being Gauri Parbat at 6,719 m above sea level Look at the following outstanding photos of our own beautiful remote flower valley of Uttarakhand in India. You need not go to Europe, USA or anywhere else in the world when one of the best flower-fields in the world is right here in our country. All that is required is to be prepared for remote hilly terrain trekking and to appreciate nature's simple country. Enjoy the pictures. Compiled by – Tony Chacko (Nanda Devi National Park)

1. Valley of Flowers (Nanda Devi National Park)
Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, located in West
Himalaya, in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine
flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and
endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, musk deer, brown
bear, red fox, and blue sheep. Birds found include Himalayan Monal Pheasant and
other high altitude birds. At 3600 meters above sea level,(3352 to 3658 meters) the
gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements the rugged
mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi National Park to the east. Together they
encompass a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskar and
Great Himalaya. The park stretches over an expanse of 87.50 km² and it is about 8 k.m.
long and 2 k.m. wide. Both parks are encompassed in the Nanda Devi Biosphere
Reserve (223,674 ha) which is further surrounded by a buffer zone (5,148.57 km²).
This Reserve is in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves since 2004.
Location :State of Uttarakhand, India District: Chamoli Nearest town: Joshimath
The Valley of Flowers is nestled in the upper expanses of Bhyundar Ganga near
Joshimath in Gharwal region. The lower reaches of Bhyundar Ganga near Gobindghat
are known as Bhyundar Valley. The Valley of Flowers is in the Pushpawati valley
23 km north-northwest of Nanda Devi Park, It lies between 30° 41' to 30° 48'N and 79°
33' to 79° 46'E.
The Valley is 20 km northwest of Nanda Devi National Park across the wide valley of
the Bhyundar Ganga. It is one of two hanging valleys lying at the head of the Bhyundar
valley, the other being the shorter Hemkund valley which runs parallel some 10 km
south. It runs east-west approximately 15 km by an average of 6 km wide, in the basin
of the Pushpawati river, a small tributary flowing from the Tipra glacier which
descends from Gauri Parbat in the east. The area lies on the Zanskar range of the
Himalayas with the highest point in the national park being Gauri Parbat at 6,719 m
above sea level
Look at the following outstanding photos of our own beautiful remote flower valley of
Uttarakhand in India. You need not go to Europe, USA or anywhere else in the world
when one of the best flower-fields in the world is right here in our country. All that is
required is to be prepared for remote hilly terrain trekking and to appreciate nature's
simple country. Enjoy the pictures.
Compiled by – Tony Chacko

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11. Some of the unique flowers from the Valley Of Flowers