Kyago Tso

Kyagar Tso
View of the frozen Kyagar Lake
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Location	(Ladakh, India), Rutog County (Tibet, China)
Coordinates	34°10′00″N77°35′00″E / 34.1667°N 77.5833°E / 34.1667; 77.5833
Basin  countries	China, India
Frozen	during winter

Kyagar Tso or Kyagar Lake is a small brackish lake surrounded by mountains situated in the Ladakh region of the northern Indian Union Territory of Ladakh in India. ^[1] From afar, it can be spotted by its turquoise colour. ^[2] It lies in the Salt Valley, which in turn lies south of Puga Valley. ^[3]

Geography

Kyagar Tso and the area surrounding it falls within the Changthang plateau.

Kyagar Tso a very small saline water lake in the Ladakh at an elevation of 4.705 m (15.44 ft) above the sea level. It lies in the Rupshu Valley in Ladakh at the height of over saltwater lakes at 4,663 m (15,299 ft) above sea level. ^[4] It lies midway between Manali in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir. ^{[5] [6]}

Kyago La (also known as Namshang La) lies on northeast of Kyago Tso. The area around the Kyagar Tso, from Puga and Sumdo in north to Tso Moriri in the south, is called referred Salt Valley or Salt Lake Valley due to the salt plains around these two salt lakes. Puga Valley is immediate north of Salt Valley. ^[3]

Tourism

It is observed that there are some bird species in this area. ^{[7] [8]}

Kyago Tso is reachable by Miroo-Puga-Sumdo-Mahe road which begins at NH-3 (Miroo) and ends at Leh-Nyoma Road (Mahe), then taking the 40 km long "Sumdo-Kyagy Tso-Karzok Road" from Sumdo. Sumdo is 20 km north and Karzok is 10-15 km south of Kyago Tso.

See also

• Geography of Ladakh
  • Aksai Chin and its locations
  • Sirijap
  • Khurnak Fort
  • Rudok
  • Saline Lake
    • Spanggur Tso
    • Tso Moriri
• Tourism in Ladakh

References

1. "Kyagar Tso - Himalayan Lake Details". Himalayan High. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
2. Bipin. "Pangong Tso Lake-Where 3 Idiot Filmed - Travel with Thinkarya" . Retrieved 2021-06-09.
3. Home Puga Valley: The Geothermal Wonder of Ladakh With 6 Tips For Travelling, accessed 5 Feb 2025.
4. "Photos: Kyagar Tso in the Rupshu region is one of the highest saltwater lakes of Ladakh at 4,663m above sea level - Outlook Traveller".
5. "Kyagar Tso (Lake)". SatyadevHirani. 2020-09-17. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
6. Shah, Pradeep (2017-08-01). "First ever Bajaj Dominar Hyper Tours to cover 7 lakes of Ladakh; Starts 26th August". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
7. "Kyagar Tso, Leh (ladakh) County, JK, IN - eBird Hotspot". ebird.org. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
8. Service, Tribune News. "Tracing the origins of Pashmina". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-06-08.