Gauri-Shankar
IUCN VIConservation Area · 2010
2 206 km²
Subdivision · NPL
Karthali
Nepal
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(81 %)
Species observed
29
Observations
90
Area
26km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
29 distinct species · 90 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,8°C
Annual rain
3 313mm
Warmest m°
21,7°C
Coldest m°
0,1°C
Elevation: 2 095 m on average (min 1 150 m, max 3 218 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,8°C
Annual rain
3 313mm
Warmest month
21,7°C
Coldest month
0,1°C
Mean alt.
2 095m
Min
1 150m
Max
3 218m
Std. dev.
576m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(81 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
46,4g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
43,8%
Silt
37,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Bagmati
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
65,3g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
44,3%
Silt
38,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
44,8g/kg
Clay
18,0%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
38,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
29,0g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
43,3%
Silt
37,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest55.7%
Crops8.6%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)34.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
12,3km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 629km²
Discharge in basins
4,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 937mm/an
Mean T°
12,5°C
Moisture idx
0,37
Max snow
8%
Mean runoff
1 306mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 335m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
63,4%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN