Rush Lake
Schematic Hopar to Rush Lake camp. Not a GPS track. No published kilometre in the marquee list; 12.83 km is pin spacing. DEM at the camp is 4,617 m. Cited lake 4,694 m and Rush Peak 5,098 m are landmarks.
Last verified 2026-09-23 vs local community
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Permits and fees
Quota / restriction: Open zone. Not a Gilgit-Baltistan restricted-zone permit and not a CKNP Core Zone park fee.
| Permit | Cost | Quota / restriction | Issuer | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open zone — local or community feeReported (secondary) — confirm before travel | Not recorded | Open zone. Not a Gilgit-Baltistan restricted-zone permit and not a CKNP Core Zone park fee. | local community | Not recorded | Verified 2026-09-23 vs local community |
Altitude weather delta
High 4,617 m minus low 2,755 m is 1,862 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 12.1 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.
That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.
derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
- SAC T3
- Demanding mountain hiking. Exposed sections possible; hands may be needed for balance.
- YDS Class 2
- Class 2. Simple scrambling, occasional use of hands.
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Pins: Ratal Hoper node 2727163583 and Rush Lake camp node 12164047355. North Dakota, Oklahoma, Alaska, Idaho, and Nepal name twins were rejected.
Pin spacing is not walking distance. One-way stored; the return is not doubled.
Rush Peak is a landmark, not this high point.
typicalDays 1 is a required-field placeholder. No day count was in the marquee list.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Surface
Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.
Permits & fees
No permit required.
Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Trailheads
- Hopar / Ratal Hoper car-free: unknown
- Rush Lake camp car-free: unknown
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Hazards
- DEM high 4617 m is the resolved pin, not a summit line.
Questions
Do I need a permit for Rush Lake?
No government walking permit is reported for Rush Lake. That report is secondary — confirm before travel.
Rush Lake permit quota and booking
Open zone. Not a Gilgit-Baltistan restricted-zone permit and not a CKNP Core Zone park fee.
How difficult is Rush Lake?
Rush Lake is graded SAC T3 · YDS 2. A sourced hazard on this record: DEM high 4617 m is the resolved pin, not a summit line.
How long is Rush Lake?
The length on this record is 12.83 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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