Address: Leh, Ladakh, India
Location: 33°59′00″N 77°26′00″E
Established in: 1981
Nearest Airport: Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh(5kms).
Nearest Railway Stations: Jammu Tawi and Kalka.
Nearest Bus Stop: Leh(10kms)
About: Hemis National Park is famous for its snow leopards; it is believed to have the highest density of them of any protected area in the world. It is the only national park in India that is north of the Himalayas, the largest notified protected area in India (largest national park), and the second largest contiguous protected area, after the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and surrounding protected areas.
The park supports a number of endangered mammal species, including the snow leopard. Hemis National Park is India’s protected area in the Palearctic realm, outside the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary northeast of Hemis, and the proposed Tso Lhamo Cold Desert Conservation Area in North Sikkim. The park is bounded on the north by the banks of the Indus River and includes the catchments of Markha, Sumdah, and Rumbak, as well as parts of the Zanskar Range.
