Dhankar Lake is a high altitude lake in

Spiti Valley Spiti (pronounced as Piti in Bhoti language) is a high-altitude region of the Himalayas, located in the north-eastern part of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The middle land", i.e. the land between Tibe ...

, in the

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

state of

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. At an elevation of , it lies above the Dhankar monastery in the Lahaul-Spiti district, and can be approached by a trek from the monastery.

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Himachal Pradesh Tourism Department
Lakes of Himachal Pradesh Geography of Lahaul and Spiti district {{HimachalPradesh-geo-stub