Kedarkantha from Sankri

Trail description

Kedarkantha is a 3,800 m Himalayan peak in Govind Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarkashi district. This route climbs from Sankri past the Hargaon camp to Kedarkantha base camp and then up the summit path, gaining about 1,800 m. The lower slopes are covered in pine, then deodar, oak and rhododendron forest, with wildflowers such as primulas and Himalayan gentian in spring. Birds such as the Himalayan snowcock and chukar live here, as do Himalayan black bears and barking deer.

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