What is Sheosar Lake?
[[File:Sheosar Lake1.jpg|thumb|Sheosar Lake]] '''Sheosar Lake''' ({{lang-ur|شاؤسر جھیل}}) is a lake in Deosai Plains, [[Northern Areas]] of [[Pakistan]]. The lake is in [[Deosai National Park]] in [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] Province. The lake is at an elevation of 4,142 m (13,589 feet). Its approximate length is reported to be 2.3&nbsp;km (1.4 miles), width 1.8&nbsp;km (1.2 miles) and average depth 40 m (131&nbsp;feet). ==Meanings in local language (Shina)== ''Sheosar Lake'' means ''Blind Lake'', as ''Sheo'' in [[Shina Language]] means ''Blind'' and ''Sar'' means ''Lake''.<ref name=ref1>{{Cite web |title=Sheosar Lake &#124; North Pakistan &#124; Northern Areas of Pakistan |url=http://www.northpakistan.com/lakes/sheosar-lake/ |access-date=2015-07-05 |archive-date=2015-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405020350/http://www.northpakistan.com/lakes/sheosar-lake/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Routes to the lake== The lake is accessible through two routes. One is via Skardu and the other via [[Astore District]].<ref name=ref1/> ===Skardu route=== The road through [[Skardu]] can be covered by jeep in few hours, however, if trekked, it can take 2 days. ===Astore route=== Second route is from [[Astore District]]. ==Best time to visit== Between the months of November to May the whole area of Deosai is snow bound. However, the area is full of natural beauty during Spring and Summer Season. During spring, the whole surrounding gets covered with wide variety of colorful flowers and butterflies. The best time of visiting this beautiful lake is in summer between June to September.<ref name=ref1/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons cat-inline}} {{multistub|Geo|Asia}} [[Category:Lakes of Pakistan]]