Uttarakhand is known for the natural environment of the Himalayas, the Bhabhar and the Terai because of what comon visible landscape features?
Bedini Bugyal Bedini Bugyal is a Himalayan Alpine meadow, situated at an elevation of 3354 m in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state of India. Bedini Bugyal falls on the way to Roopkund near Wan village. Trisul and Nanda Ghunti are clearly visible from here. This lush green meadow is adorned with blooms in a wide range of varieties. There is a small lake named "Vaitarani" (Bedini Kund), situated amidst the meadow. The rich flora of the area includes 'Brahm Kamal' or "Saussurea obvallata".
Western Ghats Western Ghats (also known as Sahyadri, meaning "The Benevolent Mountains") is a mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, located entirely in India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight "hottest hot-spots" of biological diversity in the world. It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India. The range runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain, called Konkan, along the Arabian Sea. A total of thirty-nine properties including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests were designated as world heritage sites - twenty in Kerala, ten in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and four in Maharashtra.