#tarsar

Autumn in Himalayas

#TheTarsarLake or #TarSar is an almond-shaped, oligotrophic alpine lake situated in the #KashmirValley, specifically in Aru, Anantnag district, #JammuAndKashmir, India. The #TarsarLake is dominated by the peaks of the #KolahoiMountain some 20 km to the east. The lake is separated by a mountain with a minimum peak elevation of 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) from another lake of the same nature known as #MarsarLake, which is in the vicinity of #DachigamNationalPark. Together these two lakes are referred to as the twin sisters. The Tarsar Lake is accessible only during the summer preferably from June to Mid September; during the winter, the treks are closed because of the heavy snowfall. It can be reached from #Srinagar, via a 102 km motorable road which leads through #Anantnag and #Pahalgam to the Aru trekking camp. The alpine meadow of Lidderwat lies at the halfway point of the two-day trek to the lake and happens to be mostly the basecamp for most of the trekkers. One could visit the lake and come back to his basecamp at Lidderwat in the same day. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5edUgChXLV/?igshid=1qlhm536dtb3c