Kachura Lake

Upper Kachura Lake

Lower Kachura Lake and western Himalayas
Location Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan
Coordinates 35°26′48″N 75°26′44″E / 35.44667°N 75.44556°E / 35.44667; 75.44556 (Kachura Lake)
Basin countries Indus
Pakistan
Max. depth 70 metres (230 ft)
Surface elevation 2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
Website http://www.skardu.pk/

The Kachura Lakes are two lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The lakes, at 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation, are Upper Kachura Lake and Lower Kachura Lake.[1] The latter is also known as Shangrila Lake and is within a tourist resort named Shangrila Resort outside the town of Skardu.

The lakes are in the Karakoram mountain range of the western Himalayas, the greater Kashmir region, and in the Indus River basin.

Upper Kachura Lake

Upper Kachura Lake is of clear water and has a depth of 70 metres (230 ft).[1] In summer it has a temperature of 15 °C (59 °F). In winter the surface is frozen solid. The upper Indus River flows nearby at a lower elevation.

The beauty of the Upper Kachura Lake is almost untampered and mostly unexplored by travelers, due to lack of infrastructure owing to its rough terrain The area has a rich flora of the Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests ecoregion, and also known for its wild apricot - Prunus armeniaca orchards. Recreation activities at Upper Kachura Lake include hiking, trout fishing, and Himalaya mountaineering.

Lower Kachura Lake (kandoor)

Main article: Shangrila Lake

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Upper Kachura Lake". WikiMapia. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
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