The high altitude national park is the natural habitat of 15 mammal species including Himalayan brown and black bear and the musk deer. The park is having 50 species of birds.  The main features of the park are discrepancy in topography and vegetation which are found here in abundance. This is all because of the variations in climate, altitude and off coursetopography which contribute in the occurrence of numerous kinds of forest vegetation. The species of main trees are cedrus, pinus, gerardiana, quercus, deodar, juglans, regia, wallichiana, and ulmus etc. the main herbs are primula spp.,Brachypodium spp., dipsacus, mitis, Artemisia, vulgaries, and anemone spp., etc. the main shrubs are Desmodim  tiliaefolium, viburnam spp., Rosa spp., jacquemontiana etc .

General Information

History

This park was declared to be the national park on 4thFebruary 1981. No doubt this is an important Himalayan area in the state due to its great size and miscellaneous kind of mammals together with endangered and rare species. This forest was cultivated to stop their great loss from 1948, since then classification has been systematically managed and ultimately stopped by the establishment of this national park

This area has been the attraction of tourists although at present there are almost no facilities. The rest houses of the forest exist at sirshi and ekhala.

Flora

The main features of the park are variations in climate, altitude and off course topographywhich contribute in the occurrence of numerous kinds of forest vegetation. The species of main trees are cedrus, pinus, gerardiana, quercus, deodar, juglans, regia, wallichiana, and ulmus etc. the main herbs are primula spp.,Brachypodium spp., dipsacus, mitis, Artemisia, vulgaries, and anemone spp., etc. the main shrubs are Desmodim  tiliaefolium, viburnam spp., Rosa spp., jacquemontiana and parrotopsis etc .

Fauna

There are more than fifteen mammal species, the main are musk deer, hangul, goral, markhor, langur, leopard and Himalayan brown bear etc.

Best Time To Visit- Detailed Information

The most suitable time to visit this park is between the month of September to March and birds watching between March to may.

Distance From – Kishtwar National Park

Kishtwar Town: 40 Kms

Jammu Railway Station: 248 Kms

Jammu Airport: 250 Kms

How To Get There

Air: The nearest airport is located in Jammu (250km)

Rail: The nearest railway station is situated in Jammu (248km)

Road: Road facility is also provided up to ikhala but the services are given up to plamer which is 20 km far in the north of kishtawar.

Things To Do In - Kishtwar National Park

The main features of the park are variations in climate, altitude and off course topographywhich contribute in the occurrence of numerous kinds of forest vegetation. The species of main trees are cedrus, pinus, gerardiana, quercus, deodar, juglans, regia, wallichiana, and ulmus etc. the main herbs are primula spp.,Brachypodium spp., dipsacus, mitis, Artemisia, vulgaries, and anemone spp., etc. the main shrubs are Desmodim  tiliaefolium, viburnam spp., Rosa spp., jacquemontiana and parrotopsis etc .

There are more than fifteen mammal species, such as musk deer, hangul, goral, markhor, langur, leopard and Himalayan brown bear etc. Almost fifty species of birds exist here, out of them the main are beared vulture, paradise flycatcher, jungle crow, golden oriole, white cheeked bulbul, Indian mynah, and griffon vulture etc.

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Accommodation

Country Inn & Suites

Village: Maghal Pamote, Jammu- Katra Highway, 182301 Katra

Hotel Greentop

Padora Enclave, Kud, Patnitop
Kud, Jammu and Kashmir 182142, India
01992 287529

Vardaan Resort

Entry from Kassal Ghoom, Near Nag Temple PatniTop
Kud, Jammu and Kashmir 182142, India
09419193009

Weather

January 7oTO 13oC and in July 11oto 35oC

Annual rainfall at sisrshi and palmer which is at the altitude of 1,761m is 741 to 827mm respectively, both are situated near the border of the national park .maximum precipitation that is 100mm per month occurs in the month of march and April, then after in July and august . Most of the snow fall occurs in the month of December and January. The temperature recorded at sirshi is -7oto 13oC in the month of January and 11oto 35oC in the month of July.

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