The Kachura Lakes District a are two lakes in the Skardu of Gilgit - Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The lakes, at 2,500 meters (8,200 ft) in elevation, are Upper Kachura Lake and Lower Kachura Lake. The latter is also known as Shangrila Lake and is within tourist resort named Shangrila Resort outside the town of Skardu. The lakes are in the Karakoram mountain range of the western Himalayas, the greater Kashmir region, and in the Indus River basin. Upper Kachura Lake is clear water and has a depth of 70 meters (230 ft). In summer it has a perature of 15 ° C. In winter the surface is frozen solid. The GetButton
The beauty of the Upper Kachura Lake is almost untampered and mostly unexplored by travelers, due to lack of infrastructure owing to its rough terrain. The area has a rich flora of the stern subalpine GetButton Himalayan conifer forests
Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests ecoregion, and also known for its wild apricot Prunus armeniaca orchards. Recreation activities at Upper Kachura Lake include hiking, trout fishing, and Himalaya mountaineering.
