▁h anging ▁valle ys ▁lying ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁B hy und ar ▁valley , ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁the ▁shorter ▁Hem kund ▁valley ▁which ▁runs ▁parallel ▁some ▁ 1 0   km ▁south . ▁It ▁runs ▁east - west ▁approximately ▁ 1 5   km ▁by ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 6   km ▁wide , ▁in ▁the ▁bas in ▁of ▁the ▁P ush p aw ati ▁river , ▁a ▁small ▁trib ut ary ▁flow ing ▁from ▁the ▁T ip ra ▁gla cier ▁which ▁desc ends ▁from ▁Ga uri ▁Par bat ▁in ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁Z ans kar ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁H imal ay as ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁park ▁being ▁Ga uri ▁par bat ▁at ▁ 6 , 7 1 9 ▁m ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁was ▁little ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁outside ▁world ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁in access ibility . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Frank ▁S . ▁S my the , ▁Eric ▁Sh i pton ▁and ▁R . L . ▁Hold sw orth , ▁all ▁British ▁mount aine ers , ▁lost ▁their ▁way ▁while ▁returning ▁from ▁a ▁successful ▁expedition ▁to ▁M t . K am et ▁and ▁happened ▁upon ▁the ▁valley , ▁which ▁was ▁full ▁of ▁flowers . ▁They ▁were ▁attract ed ▁to ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁named ▁it ▁the ▁" Val ley ▁of ▁Flow ers ." ▁Frank ▁S my the ▁later ▁author ed ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁ ▁In