{"id":346,"date":"2018-08-08T07:42:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T07:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chardhamtour.in\/blog\/?p=346"},"modified":"2026-09-09T09:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:06:56","slug":"kedarnath-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chardhamtour.in\/blog\/kedarnath-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary in Garhwal Himalaya"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary sits across Chamoli and Rudraprayag<\/a> districts in the Garhwal Himalayas, and most people who walk through it don’t realise they’re inside a protected area at all. It was notified in 1972 to protect the Himalayan musk deer, and at 975.2 sq km, it’s one of the largest protected areas in the Western Himalayas. The elevation runs from about 1,160 m up to 7,068 m at Chaukhamba \u2014 that top figure is a boundary peak, not somewhere you’ll actually stand, but it explains why the terrain shifts so much across the sanctuary.<\/span><\/p>\n

At a glance<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fact<\/b><\/th>\nDetails<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Location<\/span><\/td>\nChamoli & Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area<\/span><\/td>\n975.2 sq km<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Established<\/span><\/td>\n1972<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elevation<\/span><\/td>\n~1,160 m to 7,068 m<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Also known as<\/span><\/td>\nKedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Recorded species<\/span><\/td>\n1,100+ plants, 30+ mammals, 240 birds, 147 butterflies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best time<\/span><\/td>\nDepends on activity \u2014 trekking, pilgrimage, or wildlife<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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