Upper Kachura Lake

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Upper Kachura Lake is a high-altitude, crystal-clear alpine lake in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, renowned for its dramatic mountain scenery and popularity with trekkers and nature lovers.

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Upper Kachura Lake canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine lake ⓘ
natural lake ⓘ
access reached by road from Skardu followed by short hike ⓘ
administrativeTerritory Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Skardu District
bestVisitSeason early autumn ⓘ
late spring ⓘ
summer ⓘ
climate cold semi-arid to alpine climate ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
drainageBasin Indus River basin ⓘ
elevation approximately 2500–2600 metres above sea level ⓘ
environment mountainous terrain ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ
sparse vegetation ⓘ
hasLanguageRegion Balti-speaking area ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction Lower Kachura Lake ⓘ
Shangrila Resort ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Kachura ⓘ
knownFor crystal-clear water ⓘ
dramatic mountain scenery ⓘ
high-altitude trekking ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ
locatedIn Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
Kachura Valley ⓘ
Skardu District ⓘ
locatedNear Skardu ⓘ
nearbyMountainRange Karakoram ⓘ
partOf Karakoram region ⓘ
linked to: Karakoram
popularActivity boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
region Northern Areas of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: northern Pakistan
safetyNote cold water temperatures year-round ⓘ
steep and uneven lakeside paths ⓘ
scenicType high-altitude mountain lake landscape ⓘ
seasonalCharacteristic lake surface can partially freeze in winter ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism destination ⓘ
ecotourism destination ⓘ
visibility high water clarity ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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Skardu → touristAttraction → Upper Kachura Lake ⓘ
Lower Kachura Lake → relatedTo → Upper Kachura Lake ⓘ
Skardu District → contains → Upper Kachura Lake ⓘ