Gauri-Shankar
IUCN VIConservation Area · 2010
2 206 km²
Subdivision · NPL
Pangtang
Nepal
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(74 %)
Species observed
1
Observations
1
Area
16,1km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 distinct species · 1 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,3°C
Annual rain
3 163mm
Warmest m°
22,2°C
Coldest m°
0,8°C
Elevation: 1 863 m on average (min 1 196 m, max 2 577 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,3°C
Annual rain
3 163mm
Warmest month
22,2°C
Coldest month
0,8°C
Mean alt.
1 863m
Min
1 196m
Max
2 577m
Std. dev.
382m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(74 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
39,2g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
36,9%
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
54,6g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
43,3%
Silt
37,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
40,6g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
42,9%
Silt
36,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
22,5g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
41,7%
Silt
36,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest70.2%
Crops8.7%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)20.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3,6km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 629km²
Discharge in basins
0,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 365mm/an
Mean T°
8,1°C
Moisture idx
0,09
Max snow
19%
Mean runoff
1 326mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 156m
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
0,1nW
Built-up
41,2%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 2
Lantang - Buffer Zone
IUCN VINational Park - Buffer Zone · 1998
468 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN