The Himalayan region covers an area of 2200 km with an average width of 220 km. The forest belt of the Himalayan region consists of Oak, Rhododendron, Birch, Pine, Deodar, and Fir. And the monsoon season in this region lasts for mid June till the end of September. The Himalayan region mainly experiences two season winter and summer. The average summer temperature in the southern foothills is about 30 degree Celsius and the average winter temperature is around eighteen degree Celsius. In the middle Himalayan valleys the average summer temperature is around twenty five degree Celsius while the winters are really cold. The more the height the more cooler the temperature gets here. It is truly a land of variations with so much climatic variations to offer.
Himalayan attracts people because of various reasons. Some of famous hill stations of the Himalayas, which are major tourist attractions through out the year are Shimla, Darjeeling, Manali, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, which together form the Chardham. Then there is Amarnath and Kailash Mansarovar. The Himalayas is considered among the youngest mountain ranges of the world. It passes through India, China, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Nepal.