Sheosar Lake

Sheosar Lake, at 4,250 m on the western edge of Deosai National Park, with Nanga Parbat in view on clear days.

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Sheosar Lake lies at 4,250 metres at the western end of the Deosai plains in Gilgit-Baltistan, one of the highest lakes in the world. It can be reached from Astore through Chilum or from Skardu across Deosai. On a clear day Nanga Parbat is visible from the shore. Deosai is snowbound from November to May and covered in flowers in summer.

Why go

✦One of the world's highest lakes, at 4,250 m
✦On the Deosai plains
✦Nanga Parbat in view on clear days

How to Reach

By jeep from Astore via Chilum (about four hours) or from Skardu across Deosai.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, June to early September; snowbound from November to May.

Getting there, By jeep from Astore via Chilum (about four hours) or from Skardu across Deosai.

Allow, A full day, usually as part of a Deosai crossing.

What to Do

◆Cross Deosai by jeep between Skardu and Astore

◆Walk around the lakeshore

◆Look for wildflowers in early summer

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