Chopta, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarakhand, India - stock photo

Chopta is a beautiful hill station located at an altitude of 2700 mts. in the Rudraprayag District of Uttarakhand State, India, and a base of trekking destination like Tungnath (3rd of Panch Kedar), Chandrashila and more. Tungnath is a worlds highest lord shiva temple. Surrounded by meadows and evergreen forest of pine, deodar and rhododendron include rare species of birds and musk deer protected in kedarnath wildlife sanctuary. Chopta is an unspoiled natural destination offers panoramic view of the majestic 41 Himalayan peaks like Kedarnath, Meru, Sumeru, Ganesh Parwat, Chaukhamba, Bandarpunch, Nilkantha, Tirsuli, Nanda Devi etc. Chopta not only attracts Indian but International tourists and trekkers all round the year. Chopta is also known as “Mini Switzerland“, and is getting popular year after year.