A wide view of the valley, valley of flowers, India.
Valley of flowers is a beautiful high-altitude Himalayan valley known for its gentle landscape and breathtakingly beautiful meadows of alpine flowers. It is located at an altitude of 3600 meters above sea level in the Uttarakhand state of Northern India.
The Valley of Flowers was declared a national park in 1982 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
Valley of flowers is a fairy-land situated high in the Himalayas of the Uttaranchal, at an altitude of 3,600 meters above the sea-level, protected by snowy mountains. Unknown to humans, for centuries this is enchanting valley lay frozen during the colder months, and burst into its youthful beauty every year, as the snow melted with the advent of summer.
The world famous Valley of Flowers is situated in the upper expansions of Bhyundar Ganga in the far interior of Garhwal Himalayas. The valley is spread over an area of 87.5 Sq. Kms. And is 3,250 mt to 6,750 mt. Due to its near inaccessible approach it had disappeared from the tourists map until in 1931 when Franksmith a British mountaineer having lost his way while returning from successful expedition to mt. Kamat, reached this valley which was full of flowers.He was overwhelmed by its enchanting beauty and named it as “ Valley of Flowers".
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