Askot Musk Deer Wildlife Sanctuary
Pithoragarh
Askot
Sub-tropical forest; Moist temperate forest; Western mixed
coniferous forest; Himalayan temperate forest; Pasture;
Oak forest; Alpine pasture; Dwarf Juniper scrub
Leopard, Musk Deer, Serow, Goral, Himalayan Brown Bear,
Tiger, Jungle Cat, Barking Deer; Darter; Cobra, Krait, Viper,
Tits, forktails, blackbirds, woodpeckers, jays, magpies,
thrushes, pheasants
Oak Spp., Myrica Spp., Utish Spp., Abies pindrow,
Rhododendron Spp, pine Spp., deodar Spp., Cedar Spp.
Nearest airports are Naini Saini-
Pithoragarh and Pantnagar- Udham Singh
Nagar
Nearest railway station is Kathgodam
Nearest town is Didihat, which is
well connected with road.
Forest rest house,
Didihat-Askot,
https://forest.uk.gov.
in/files/57_FRH_
Information/54-
Askot.pdf.
Divisional Forest Officer, Pithoragarh Forest
Division Pithoragarh
Email: dfopith-forest-uk@nic.in
Phone: 05964-225234