Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary

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The sanctuary area is well laid out for trekking trails both at Kalatop and Khajjiar. There is a dense Deodar and Fir forest (Dalhousie town) cover. Pheasants, Serow and Black bear are some of the common animals found here.^[1] The sanctuary lies in the path of the Ravi River, and is surrounded by coniferous and Oak forests.

Area- 20.27 km²
Location- District Chamba
Latitudinal range- 32°02´ to 32°04´ N
Longitudinal range- 76°01´ to 76°06´E
Nearest Town- Dalhousie (06 km)
Nearest rail gauge- Pathankot (86 km).
Altitude- 1185 to 2768 m
Temperature- 10 to 35 °C
Mean annual rainfall- 672.3 mm.
Forest cover- 19.63 km²

[edit] Flora and fauna

The vegetation consists of blue pine and deodhar forest, with oak. Undergrowth in the forest area is well developed.

FAUNA

Mammals- Bear, Himalayan Black Marten, Leopard, Deer, Barking Goral, Squirrel, Serow, Jackal, Langur.
Birds- Blackbird^[2]

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Protected areas of Himachal Pradesh
	Simbalbara sanctuary \| Kanwar sanctuary \| Manali sanctuary \| Renuka sanctuary \| Kalatop Khajjiar sanctuary \| Churdhar sanctuary \| Daranghati sanctuary \| Maharana Pratap Sagar sanctuary \| Chail sanctuary \| Great Himalayan national park \| Pin valley national park \| Majthal sanctuary