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FeaturedRush Lake (Urdu: رش جھیل) is a high altitude lake located in Nagar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan near Rush Pari Peak, 5,098 m (16,726 ft). At 4,694 meters, Rush is one of the highest alpine lakes in the world. It is located about 15 km (9 mi) north of Miar Peak and Spantik (Golden Peak), which are in the Nagar Valley. It is the highest lake in Pakistan and 25th highest lake in the world. Rush Lake and Rush Peak is reached via Nagar and Hopar Valley via the Hopar Read more...
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FeaturedAstor River (Urdu: دریائے استور), in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan administrative region, is a tributary of the Indus River and one of the rivers draining the Deosai Plateau, running through Astore Valley. It rises in a glacier on the north-facing slopes of the great Himalayan range near the Burzil Pass in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. It flows in a northwesterly direction Read more...
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FeaturedShigar River is located in Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The Shigar River is formed from the melted water of the Baltoro Glacier and Biafo Glacier. It flows through the Shigar Valley. The river is tributary to Indus River and meets the Indus in Skardu Valley. Read more...
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FeaturedThe Nagar River of Gilgit–Baltistan flows from the Khunjerab River, and is later known as the Hunza River. Read more...