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.
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Distance 12.83 km provisional (pin-to-pin derivation) · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T3 · pin
Itinerary not published
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Rush Lake, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/rush-lake
How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial team · author
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-07T13:20:00.503Z
Representative point on Rush Lake: 36.172°, 74.882°, about 4617 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.
At generation: -16°C, Clear.
- 2026-11-07 Fog, -26–-8°C
- 2026-11-08 Clear, -21–-9°C
- 2026-11-09 Overcast, -21–-7°C
Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.
Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.
Sourced record
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Permits and fees are shown once, from the permit record.
Altitude weather delta
High 4,617 m minus low 2,758 m is 1,859 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 · read 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
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GeoJSONThis line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.
Catalog entry
- 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.
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.
Permits & fees
Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms
No permit required.
Hazards
- DEM high 4617 m is the resolved pin, not a summit line.
Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Getting there car-free
- Hopar / Ratal Hoper: car-free flag unknown.
- Rush Lake camp: car-free flag unknown.
Trailheads
- Hopar / Ratal Hoper car-free: unknown
- Rush Lake camp car-free: unknown
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