Rara National Park

Rara National Park is a national park in the Himalayas of Nepal and was established in 1976. With an area of 106 km (41 sq mi) in the Mugu and Jumla districts, it is the country's smallest national park. It ranges from 2,800 to 4,039 m (9,186 to 13,251 ft) at Chuchemara Peak; the peaks of Ruma Kand and Malika Kand frame Rara Lake at 2,990 m (9,810 ft), which is the largest lake in Nepal with a surface of 10.8 km (4.2 sq mi) and a maximum depth of 167 m (548 ft). It is oval-shaped with an east–west axis, a length of 5 km (3.1 mi) and a width of 3 km (1.9 mi) draining into the Mugu-Karnali River via Nijar Khola.