Snow Lake (Hispar–Biafo)

Name: Snow Lake (Hispar–Biafo)
Address: PK

Schematic Askole → Hispar La → Hispar. Not a GPS track. About 120 km is the editorial headline, not the pin spacing. DEM high 5,133 m is Hispar La. CKNP Core Zone park fee.

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Distance 120 km provisional (round figure) · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T3 · schematic

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-09-24

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Snow Lake (Hispar–Biafo), read 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/snow-lake-hispar-biafo

How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24

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, 2026-11-06T01:51:44.065Z

Representative point on Snow Lake (Hispar–Biafo): 36.027°, 75.529°, about 5133 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: -15°C, Fog.

2026-11-06 Snow, -23–-13°C, 2 mm
2026-11-07 Fog, -24–-14°C
2026-11-08 Clear, -23–-17°C

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Sourced record

Verified and reported stay in separate blocks. A section with no source is left out. How we verify.

Permits and fees are shown once, from the permit record.

Altitude weather delta

High 5,133 m minus low 3,039 m is 2,094 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 13.6 °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 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

Stored line for Snow Lake (Hispar–Biafo), from 35.682°, 75.818° to 36.172°, 74.994°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts35.682, 75.818

Distance120 km*

PK_MARQUEE_TRAILS.csv editorial ~120 km; schematic — not walking distance · read 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional

Ascentnot published

Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.

Descentnot published

High point5,133 m

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional

Low point3,039 m

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional

Routepoint-to-point

Daysnot published

Seasonunverified

GradeChallenging (glacier traverse; ungraded this pass)

Catalog entry

DifficultyChallenging (glacier traverse; ungraded this pass)

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.

Elevation

Stored distance is 120 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (2 km), not the published line length.

Resolved pins only. Snow Lake itself and the Biafo centroid were null and are not drawn. Live glacier relations were not merged.

typicalDays 10 is Math.round(120/12), a placeholder, not a published itinerary window.

Ascent 2,094 m and descent 2,012 m are differences between resolved pin DEM samples, not a walking profile.

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

Permit: CKNP Core Zone park fee

Permits and fees for this year · Permit cost

Permits and fees

We are not the issuer. Fees and rules change — confirm with the issuer before you pay. Issuer page.

Quota / restriction: The trekking permit itself is free. This row is only the CKNP park fee. Not a Gilgit-Baltistan restricted-zone charge.

Permit	Cost	Quota / restriction	Issuer	Source	Checked
CKNP park feeVerified	PKR 2,000 per foreign trekker per trek (half for Pakistani nationals)≈ US$7.19 on the first figure, rate as of 2026-09-24	The trekking permit itself is free. This row is only the CKNP park fee. Not a Gilgit-Baltistan restricted-zone charge.	Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP)	Issuer page	Verified 2026-09-24 vs Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP)
Restricted-zone NOC and trekking permitReported	Not recorded	Hispar-Biafo / Snow Lake: noc-plus-fee. Amount unpublished.	Not recorded	Issuer page	read 2026-09-24

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Hazards

Glacier traverse. DEM high 5,133 m is Hispar La, not a summit line.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

Askole: car-free flag unknown.
Hispar: car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

Askole car-free: unknown
Hispar car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Snow Lake (Hispar–Biafo)?

A permit is listed as required for Snow Lake (Hispar–Biafo): CKNP Core Zone park fee. Status: Reported. Confirm with the issuer before travel.

How much is the Snow Lake (Hispar–Biafo) permit?

CKNP park fee: PKR 2,000 per foreign trekker per trek (half for Pakistani nationals) (Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP), verified 2026-09-24). Status: Verified.