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| location = [[East Sikkim]], [[India]]
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'''Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary''' is a [[animal sanctuary|wildlife sanctuary]] in [[East Sikkim]], [[India]]. It is situated around the area adjoining the [[Tsomgo]] (Changu) lake along the [[Nathula]] Road. Located about {{Convert|31|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of [[Gangtok]], the capital of Sikkim, this sanctuary covers an area of about {{Convert|31|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}, and extends from the "15th Mile" police check point up to and along the ridges bordering the Rong Chu Valley and [[Lake Tsomgo]].

Rich in both flora and fauna, rare, endangered ground [[orchids]] and [[rhododendron]]s interspersed among tall [[juniper]]s and taller [[silver fir]]s are among the important plants present.<ref name="O'Neill_2019">{{cite journal |last1=O'Neill |first1=A. R.| date=2019 |title=Evaluating high-altitude Ramsar wetlands in the Sikkim Eastern Himalayas |journal=Global Ecology and Conservation |volume=20 |issue=e00715 |pages=19 |doi=10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00715 |doi-access=free }}</ref> ''[[Rhododendron niveum]]'' (the State Tree of Sikkim) and ''[[Cypripedium tibeticum]]'' (the ground slipper orchid), which is on the verge of extinction, have also been introduced here.

Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary is part of the [[Sacred Himalayan Landscape]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Gurung, C. P. |author2=Maskey, T. M. |author3=Poudel, N. |author4=Lama, Y. |author5=Wagley, M. P. |author6=Manandhar, A. |author7=Khaling, S. |author8=Thapa, G. |author9=Thapa, S. |author10=Wikramanayake, E. D. |year=2006 |chapter=The Sacred Himalayan Landscape: Conceptualizing, Visioning, and Planning for Conservation of Biodiversity, Culture and Livelihoods in the Eastern Himalaya |pages=10–20 |title=Conservation Biology in Asia |editor1=McNeely, J. A. |editor2= McCarthy, T. M. |editor3=Smith, A. |editor4=Whittaker, O. L. |editor5=Wikramanayake, E. D. |publisher=Nepal Society for Conservation Biology, Asia Section and Resources Himalaya Foundation |location=Kathmandu |isbn=99946-996-9-5 |chapter-url=https://conbio.org/images/content_groups/Asia/Chapter%201_Gurung_Himalayan%20Landscape.pdf}}</ref><ref name="O'Neill_al2017">{{cite journal |last1=O'Neill |first1=A. R.|last2=Badola |first2=H.K. |last3=Dhyani |first3=P. P. |last4=Rana |first4=S. K. |date=2017 |title=Integrating ethnobiological knowledge into biodiversity conservation in the Eastern Himalayas |journal=Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=21 |doi=10.1186/s13002-017-0148-9 |pmid=28356115 |pmc=5372287}}</ref>

The best time to visit the sanctuary is in May, June, October and November, when the climate is pleasant, dry and warm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary Sikkim {{!}} Wildlife Tourism Sikkim|url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/sikkim/kyongnosla-alpine-sanctuary.html|access-date=2021-06-10|website=www.tourmyindia.com}}</ref>

==References==
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*{{cite web|url= http://www.scstsenvis.nic.in/Sikkim%20chapter.pdf|title= Ecodestination of India-Sikkim Chapter|access-date= 2006-12-01|author= Envis Team|date= 2006-06-04|work= Eco-destinations of India|publisher= Envis Centre Sikkim|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070619234731/http://www.scstsenvis.nic.in/Sikkim%20chapter.pdf|archive-date= 2007-06-19}}

[[Category:Protected areas of Sikkim]]
[[Category:East Sikkim district]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Sikkim]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1977]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Sikkim]]

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Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary - Revision history

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