Rush Lake (Urdu: رش جھیل) is a high-altitude lake located in Nagar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan near Rush Peak.[1] At 4,694 metres (15,400 ft), Rush is one of the highest alpine lakes in the world.[2] It is located about 15 km (9 mi) north of Miar Peak and Spantik (Golden Peak) in the Nagar Valley. It is one of the highest lakes in Pakistan and the 27th-highest lake in the world.[3][4][5]

Rush Lake
رش جھیل
Rush Lake رش جھیل is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Rush Lake رش جھیل
Rush Lake
رش جھیل
LocationHoper valley Nagar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
Coordinates36°10′28″N 74°52′57″E / 36.1745°N 74.8825°E / 36.1745; 74.8825
TypeAlpine lake, Glacial Lake
Primary outflowsMiar Glacier
Basin countriesPakistan
Surface elevation4,694 m (15,400 ft)
SettlementsNagar Valley, Gilgit Baltistan

Rush Lake and Rush Peak are reached via Nagar and Hopar Valley via the Hopar Glacier (Bualtar Glacier) and Miar Glacier, which rises from Miar and Phuparash peaks. The trek to Rush Lake provides picturesque views of Spantik, Malubiting, Miar Peak, Phuparash Peak, and Ultar Sar.[6]

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  1. ^ "PTI activist hoists party flag at high-altitude Rush Lake". The Nation. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. ^ "Rush Lake - The highest lake of Pakistan". pamirtimes.net. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ "27th Highest Lake of world". highestlake.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Karachi-based mountaineers discover Pakistan's 'highest' lake". The News International. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  5. ^ Butt, Asif Jah (2019-11-11). "Travelogue: Pakistan the real heaven on earth". Daily Times. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. ^ "15 of the most beautiful lakes in Pakistan". ARY News. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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