Balti Expeditions
Bashkiri Lake
Bashkiri Lake

Bashkiri Lake

(Satrangi Lake)3,214.7 metres (10,547 ft)
Naltar Valley, Gilgit District
36°13′53.09″N 74°06′23.73″E
One of the four major alpine lakes of Naltar Valley. It is the most prominent and the largest lakes of the valley. The name 'Satrangi' means 'seven-colored' in Urdu, so called because of the many shades of blue and green visible on the surface of the lake due to the moss, aquatic plants and roots of the trees in and around the lake.