Dhankar Lake

Dhankar Lake
Dhankar Lake
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Location	Spiti district
Coordinates	32°05′23″N 78°13′41″E / 32.08972°N 78.22806°E
Type	High altitude lake
Basin countries	India

Dhankar Lake is a high-altitude lake in Spiti Valley, in the Himachal Pradesh state of India. At an elevation of 4,140 metres (13,580 ft), it lies above the Dhankar monastery in the Lahaul-Spiti district and can be approached by a trek from the monastery.^[1]^[2]

Other details

The lake is approximately 6 hours and 239 km from Manali. Temperatures in the area can drop as low as -14 during the winter. From 5 to 20 degrees is the average annual temperature.

References

^ "himachaltourism.gov.in". Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "Dhankar Lake Trek - In search of an eternal bliss". Indiahikes. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

External links

Himachal Pradesh Tourism Department

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[1] "himachaltourism.gov.in". Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[2] "Dhankar Lake Trek - In search of an eternal bliss". Indiahikes. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

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