Shey-Phoksundo - Buffer Zone
IUCN VINational Park - Buffer Zone · 1998
1 308 km²
Subdivision · NPL
Rimi
Nepal
DwbCold, dry winter, warm summer(68 %)
Species observed
36
Observations
41
Area
77,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
36 distinct species · 41 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
3,7°C
Annual rain
1 881mm
Warmest m°
15,8°C
Coldest m°
-16,3°C
Elevation: 3 327 m on average (min 2 556 m, max 4 200 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,7°C
Annual rain
1 881mm
Warmest month
15,8°C
Coldest month
-16,3°C
Mean alt.
3 327m
Min
2 556m
Max
4 200m
Std. dev.
414m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DwbCold, dry winter, warm summer(68 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
50,4g/kg
Clay
17,1%
Sand
46,3%
Silt
36,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Karnali
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
74,7g/kg
Clay
16,7%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
35,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
49,0g/kg
Clay
16,7%
Sand
46,4%
Silt
36,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
27,5g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
37,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest45.3%
Crops3.8%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil4.7%
Other (grassland, water…)46.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
6,9km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 009km²
Discharge in basins
2,2m³/s
Mean precip.
783mm/an
Mean T°
2,9°C
Moisture idx
0,04
Max snow
25%
Mean runoff
850mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
4 238m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
3,7%
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