Suraj Tal (Chukuni Lake)

India / Himachal Pradesh / Manali / Leh – Manali Highway
Suraj Tal or Suraj Tal Lake also called Surya taal, is a sacred body of water, literally means the Lake of the Sun God, and lies just below the Bara-lacha-la pass .It is the source of Bhaga River which joins the Chandra River downstream at Tandi to form the Chandrabhaga River .
Surface elevation 4,883 m (16,020.3 ft). is the third highest lake in India, and the 21st-highest in the world.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suraj_Tal
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Coordinates:   32°45'43"N   77°23'50"E

Comments

  • Very small and inconspicious as compared to other lakes that are beyond Leh..It comes on the way to Leh on Manali-Leh highway. Cannot miss it. Good but nothing great to wrie about.....
  • also known as "chicken tal"..!! (lol)
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