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Kutiah Lungma Glacier
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Kutiah Lungma Glacier

Kutiah Lungma Glacier, 12 km of ice in the Stak Valley of Roundu, north of Nanga Parbat.

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The Kutiah Lungma Glacier is about 12 km long and 3 km wide, in the Stak (Staq) Valley of Roundu subdivision, Skardu District. It lies about 20 km north of the Indus and north of Nanga Parbat. An unpaved road leads from the Gilgit–Skardu road at the mouth of the Stak Valley toward its base camp, about 10 km in.

Why go

  • ✦12 km long and 3 km wide
  • ✦In the Stak Valley off the Gilgit–Skardu road
  • ✦Reachable in summer

How to Reach

From the Gilgit–Skardu road at the Stak Valley junction, up an unpaved road toward base camp.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, June to September.

Getting there, From the Gilgit–Skardu road at the Stak Valley junction, up an unpaved road toward base camp.

Allow, A day.

What to Do

◆Drive up the Stak Valley from the Indus
◆Walk to the glacier's snout
◆Combine with a Gilgit–Skardu road journey

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