Snow leopards inhabit the following protected areas:
in Kazakhstan: Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve[38]
in Russia: Katun Nature Reserve, Sayano-Shushenski Nature Reserve[38]
in Kyrgyzstan: Sarychat-Ertash State Nature Reserve, Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve, Besh-Tash State Nature National Park, Kyrgyz-Ata National Park, Karakol National Park, Chychkan Wildlife Refuge;[38]
in Uzbekistan: Chatkalskiy State Nature Reserve, Zaamin National Park, Ugam-Chatkal National Park, Hissar National Reserve;[70]
in Tajikistan: Pamir National Park[38]
in Mongolia: Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Tsambagarav Uul National Park, Har Us Nuur National Park and Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park[38]
in China: Chang Tang Nature Reserve, Qomolangma National Nature Preserve[71] and Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve on the Tibetan Plateau,[72] Tomur National Conservation Zone in the western Tianshan Mountains,[73] Qilianshan National Nature Reserve in the Qilian Mountains,[74]
in Pakistan: Chitral National Park in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, Central Karakoram National Park and Khunjerab National Park in Gilgit-Baltistan, Deosai National Park, Naltar Wildlife Sanctuary, Baltistan Wildlife Sanctuary and several protected areas that are smaller than 300 km2 (120 sq mi);[38]
in India: Hemis National Park, Kishtwar National Park, Dachigam National Park, Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary, Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary, Rangdum Wildlife Reserve, Overa-Aru, Kanji, Gya-Miru and Baltal-Thajwas Wildlife Sanctuaries in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir; Pin Valley National Park, Great Himalayan National Park, Rupi-Bhaba Wildlife Sanctuary, Sechu Tuan Nala Wildlife Sanctuary[38] and Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh;[75] Nanda Devi National Park, Gangotri National Park and Valley of Flowers National Park in Uttarakhand; Khangchendzonga National Park and Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary in the Eastern Himalayas;[38]
in Nepal: Api Nampa Conservation Area, Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Shey Phoksundo National Park, Annapurna Conservation Area, Manaslu Conservation Area, Langtang National Park, Sagarmatha National Park, Makalu Barun National Park and Kanchenjunga Conservation Area;[76]
in Bhutan: Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary,[38] Jigme Dorji National Park[77] and Wangchuck Centennial National Park.[78]