| Khangchendzonga National Park | |
| Map: | India Sikkim#India |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Label: | Kanchenjunga NP |
| Iucn Category: | II |
| Location: | Mangan district and Gyalshing district, Sikkim, India |
| Nearest Town: | Chungthang |
| Coordinates: | 27.6563°N 88.3123°W |
| Area Km2: | 1784 |
| Established: | 1977 |
| Governing Body: | Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India |
Khangchendzonga National Park, also Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve, is a national park and a biosphere reserve located in Sikkim, India. It was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in July 2016, becoming the first "Mixed Heritage" site of India.[1] It was included in the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. The park is named after the mountain Kangchenjunga, which is the third-highest peak in the world at tall. The total area of the park is .
Khangchendzonga National Park covers an area of in Mangan district and Gyalshing district at an elevation of to over . It is one of the few high-altitude national parks of India and was designated a mixed-criteria UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2016.
In the north, it adjoins Qomolangma National Nature Preserve in Tibet, and in the west Kanchenjunga Conservation Area in Nepal.[2]
The vegetation of the park include temperate broadleaf and mixed forests consisting of oaks, fir, birch, maple and willow.[3] Alpine grasses and shrubs occur at higher elevations along with many medicinal plants and herbs.[4]
About 550 species of birds occur in the park including blood pheasant, satyr tragopan, osprey, Himalayan griffon, lammergeier,several species of green pigeon, Tibetan snowcock, snow pigeon, impeyan pheasant, Asian emerald cuckoo, sunbirds and eagles.[3] The dhole has been recorded by camera traps at elevations of .[5]