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Rush Lake

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<b>Rush Lake</b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">is a high altitude lake located near 
Rush Pari Peak (5,098 m). At over 4,694 meters, Rush is one of the 
highest alpine lakes in the world. It is located about 15 km north of 
Miar Peak and Spantik (Golden Peak), </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">W</span><span style="font-size: small;">hich are in the Nagar valley. Rush
 Lake and Rush Peak can be reached via Nagar and Hopar and via the Hopar
 Glacier (Bualtar Glacier) and Miar Glacier, which rises from Miar and 
Phuparash peaks. The trek to Rush Lake provides spectacular views of 
Spantik, Malubiting, Miar Peak, Phuparash Peak and Ultar Sar.</span><br />
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Rush Lake

Rush Lake is a high altitude lake located near Rush Pari Peak (5,098 m). At over 4,694 meters, Rush is one of the highest alpine l...

Dudiptsar Lake

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 clad peaks in Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park. The lake lies in the 
extreme north of the Kaghan Valley, in the Mansehra District, Khyber 
Pakhtunkhwa province, in northern Pakistan.
 The word "dudi" means white and "sar" means lake. This name has been 
given to the lake because of the white color of snow at surrounding 
peaks. In summer the water of the lake reflects like a mirror. The word 
"sar" is used with the name of each lake in the area, translating as 
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Geography">Geography</span></h2>
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an elevation of 3,800 metres (12,500 ft). The surrounding mountains, 
with snow patches in the shady dales, average around 4,800 metres (15,700 ft) in elevation. Their natural habitat is in the Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows ecoregion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-govpark_1-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudipatsar#cite_note-govpark-1"></a></sup> The lake and its wetlands habitats are of significant ecological importance for resident fauna and migratory waterfowl. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-govpark_1-1"></sup> Some of the park's fauna includes the Snow leopard, Black bear, Marmot, Weasel, Lynx, Leopard, Himalayan Snowcock, and the Snow Partridge. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-govpark_1-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudipatsar#cite_note-govpark-1"></a></sup><br />
Lulusar Lake, also in the park, is the primary headwaters of the Kunhar River. Saiful Muluk National Park, with Saif ul Maluk Lake,
 is adjacent in the 150 kilometres (93 mi) long Kaghan Valley region and
 together the parks protect 88,000 hectares (220,000 acres).<br />
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The lake and park is accessible for four months of the year from June
 to late September. In the summer, when the mirror-like water reflects 
the scenery, visitors from different regions of the country and from 
abroad travel to enjoy the enchanting views. The trail head for Dudipatsar is located at Besal, which is about an hours drive from the town of Naran. The road is accessible by cars and motorbikes. From Besal onwards visitors trek in vast alpine meadows to reach Dudiptsar Lake. The lake had an abundance of trout,
 but illegal fishing with dynamite and nets resulted in a sharp fish 
population decline. It is advised to not track it in snow, as it is an avalanche prone area.<br />
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Dudiptsar Lake

Dudiptsar Lake or Dudipat Lake is a lake encircled by snow clad peaks in Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park. The lake lies in the extrem...

Kachura Lake

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The <b>Kachura Lakes</b> are two lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The lakes, at 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation, are <b>Upper Kachura Lake</b> and <b>Lower Kachura Lake</b>. <br />
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The latter is also known as Shangrila Lake and is within a tourist resort named Shangrila Resort outside the town of Skardu.<br />
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 lakes are in the Karakoram mountain range of the western Himalayas, the
 greater Kashmir region, and in the Indus River basin.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Upper Kachura Lake is of clear water and has a depth of 70 metres (230 ft).  In summer it has a temperature of </span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap;">15 °C</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap;">(59 °F)</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">. In winter the surface is frozen solid. The upper Indus River flows nearby at a lower elevation.</span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Upper_Kachura_Lake"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></h2>
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 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 is has a rich flora of the Western Himalayan 
subalpine conifer forests ecoregion, and also known for its wild apricot
 - <i>Prunus armeniaca</i> orchards. Recreation activities at Upper Kachura Lake include hiking, trout fishing, and Himalaya mountaineering.<br />
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Kachura Lake

Kachura Lake The Kachura Lakes are two lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The lakes, at 2,500...

Ansoo Lake

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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="hasCaption" style="color: black;">Ansoo Lake </span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="hasCaption" style="color: black;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Is a high-altitude lake ( 5,027 metres) in the Kaghan Valley, Pakistan..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<b>Ansoo Lake</b> is a high-altitude lake (elevation 14927 feet or<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="hasCaption"><span style="font-size: small;"> 5,027</span></span></b></span> metres) in the Kaghan Valley and is counted as one amongst the most beautiful lakes of the world. It is situated in the Mansehra District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is near Malika Parbat in the Himalayan range.<br />
This lake can be reached by two different routes. First one is short 
but steeper trek from Saiful Mulook Lake. It takes more than 7 hours for
 a round trip to Ansoo lake starting from lake Saiful Mulook. The trek 
is covered with snow in most parts of the year. The best time to trek is
 from July 10 to August 15. The optimal time to set off for the lake 
from Saiful Mulook is around 06:00 in the morning. Horses can also be 
hired from the Lake Saiful Mulook along with a guide who will take you 
to Ansoo Lake. It costs almost PKR 1000-1500(in year 2011) per horse and
 PKR 1000 additional for the guide but one still has to walk more than 
35% of the distance by himself. This trek can be further divid<span class="rg_ctlv"></span>ed into 
two part. First half, which is towards Saiful Malook, is valley along 
the river and it goes up to Malika Parbat base camp. Second half is 
steeper starting from Malika Parbat base camp and ends with Ansoo Lake. 
This part is all about climbing on the mountain <br />
<a href="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR6XmD2zG1VhGVh6WAqeuJQahyQ5E84CoJivv9K9Cqcs5ZFgW7M" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="rg_hi" data-height="194" data-width="259" id="rg_hi" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR6XmD2zG1VhGVh6WAqeuJQahyQ5E84CoJivv9K9Cqcs5ZFgW7M" /></a>Second trek to reach Ansoo Lake starts from the village Mahandri, which is 40 km south to Naran
 Village, and it goes through Manoor Gali and Kach Gali. This trek takes
 at least three days of 12 hour trekking to get to Ansoo Lake. Steepness
 of this trek may be the same as of other one but travel in the valley 
is lot more. This gives an opportunity to camp along the rivers, in 
jungles, on the top of mountains and in abandoned towns.<br />
<a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhln_-JSOYyrhrXy5DWbh7zO-B6fENV2SUcJwGKt4grTm3ah9m4w" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="rg_hi" data-height="194" data-width="259" height="194" id="rg_hi" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhln_-JSOYyrhrXy5DWbh7zO-B6fENV2SUcJwGKt4grTm3ah9m4w" style="height: 194px; width: 259px;" width="259" /></a>Both of above mentioned treks run in opposite direction from Ansoo 
lake and are connected via mountains top forming half circle 300–400 
feet above the lake waters. From this altitude, there is an amazing 
vista of lake on one side and top of Malika Parbat and beautiful skyline
 of high altitude mountains covered with snow on the other side. There 
is no risk free way to reach lake waters because it lies in the crater 
with steep, snow covered walls. There is no apparent drainage of lake 
water and no one ever tried to explore it becaus<span class="rg_ctlv"></span>e of its dangerous 
approach and limited resources in that area.<br />
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The name "Ansoo" comes from its tear-like shape (the Urdu word <i>Ansoo</i>
 means teardrop). This lake also resembles Human Eye with central <span class="rg_ctlv"></span>ice 
land resembling Iris of Human Eye and a ridge resembling Eyebrow 
becoming even more prominent when ice melts on the<span class="rg_ctlv"></span> Eyebrow in summers<br />
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Ansoo Lake

Ansoo Lake Is a high-altitude lake ( 5,027 metres) in the Kaghan Valley, Pakistan.. Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude lake (elevation 1...

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