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Rara National Park was
established in 1976. It covers an area of 106
sq. km. This park is located to the northwest of
Nepal. The centerpiece of this park is the
pristine Rara Lake. The park has mainly
coniferous forest. Trees include blue pine,
juniper and spruce. Wildlife includes musk deer,
leopard, black beer and ghoral. Snow trout is
the only fish recorded in the lake. Birds
include grebe, snow cock, kalij pheasant, chakor
and partridge. The tortoise blue lake is
surrounded by richly forested hills. Chuchemara
Dauda at the elevation of 4087m is the best
vantage point to get the magnificient views of
the deep blue clear lake and highly forested
hillside as well as the snow-capped peaks around
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