Chopta Bugyal, also known as "Tungnath Bugyal" or "Rohini Bugyal", is a cluster of

Bugyal Bugyals are alpine pasture lands, or meadows in India, in higher elevation range between and of the Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, where they are called "nature’s own gardens". The topography of the terrain is either flat or s ...

s (Himalayan Alpine Meadows) in

Chopta Chopta is a small region of meadows and evergreen forest area, a part of Kedarnath wildlife sanctuary located in Uttarakhand state, India and a base for trekking to Tungnath, the third temple of Panch Kedar which lies away. Located at a dista ...

Rudraprayag district Rudraprayag is a district of the state of Uttarakhand of northern India. The district occupies an area of 1984 km2. The town of Rudraprayag is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded by Uttarkashi District ...

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...

. Chopta Bugyal is a

trekking Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey and may involve camping outdoors. In North America, tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain hu ...

and

camping Camping is a form of outdoor recreation or outdoor education involving overnight stays with a basic temporary shelter such as a tent. Camping can also include a recreational vehicle, sheltered cabins, a permanent tent, a shelter such as a Bivy bag ...

destination. The Bugyal has an average elevation of and is around from

Ukhimath Ukhimath (also spelled Okhimath) is a small town and a Hindu pilgrimage site in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, India, 41 km from Rudraprayag at an elevation of 1,311 meters. Gallery File:Rooms around Ukhimath Temple, Uttarakhand. ...

. It is situated on the trek route to Tungnath, the third temple of the

Panch Kedar Panch Kedar (), rendered Pancha Kedara in Sanskrit, refers to five Hindu temples or holy places of the Shaivite sect dedicated to god Shiva. They are located in the Garhwal Himalayan region in Uttarakhand, India. They are the subject of ...

and the highest Shiva temple in the world and Chandrashila, a summit at an altitude of . Chopta Bugyal is surrounded by forests of pine, deodar and rhododendron and is rich in flora and fauna. Chopta is a tourist destination during the winter as well as the summer months due to the climatic conditions that the area experiences. Chopta Bugyal remains covered with red carpet rhododendron flowers during the months of March and April. Views of Garhwal Himalayas including

Nanda Devi Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country. (Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal.) Nanda Devi is the 23rd-highest peak in the world and ranked 74t ...

and

Chaukhamba Chaukhamba is a mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya. Its main summit, Chaukhamba I, is the highest peak in the group. It lies at the head of the Gangotri Glacier and forms the eastern anchor of the group. It is loca ...

can be seen from Chopta Bugyal. Tungnath is located approximately three and a half km from Chopta, and Chandrashila peak is located about five km from Chopta. Deoria Tal is a freshwater lake which is around from here.

References

Geography of Uttarakhand Montane grasslands and shrublands {{Uttarakhand-geo-stub