Sheshnag Lake
| Sheshnag Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Amarnath, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates | 34°05′37″N 75°29′48″E / 34.093697°N 75.496686°E |
| Type | Oligotrophic lake |
| Primary inflows | Melting of snow |
| Primary outflows | A tributary of Lidder River |
| Max. length | 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 3,590 metres (11,780 ft) |
| Frozen | December to March |
Sheshnag Lake (Urdu pronunciation: [ʃeːʃnɑːɡ] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [ʃiːʃinaːɡ]) is an alpine high elevation oligotrophic lake located in Amarnath in the Anantnag district of Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India at an elevation of 3590 meters. It is situated on the track leading to the Amarnath cave, about 77 km from Anantnag city & 23 km from Pahalgam. It has a maximum length of 1.1 km and maximum width of 0.7 km.