What is the altitude of the Himalayas?
Animals Climate Back to Alpine Biomes The Himalayan Alpine range is located in Asia in the countries of Nepal, Tibet (China), India, Pakistan and Bhutan. The range makes a curve of 1,500 miles through Southern Asia Because the Himalayan mountain range is at a high altitude the air is very thin. The air is also very dry and has a very low precipitation level. The mountains rise from the plains of northern India which are about 1,000 feet above sea level. From these plains many of the mountains rise more than 3 miles above sea level; Mount Everest is 29,028 feet above sea level. The climate is very cold and is hard to survive in most parts. There are two main seasons winter and summer. The winters are long and very cold and the summers are short and cool. It is so cold because of its high altitude. Rhododendron plants grow on most mountains. Oak, laurel and chestnut trees are also found up to 7,000 feet above sea level. Pine trees are found up to 12,000 feet above sea level; above that p
