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Every trekking brochure calls Tilicho the world's highest lake. At 4,919m it's spectacular — but a Nepali lake discovered in 2019 already beats it…
By Dawa Sherpa · Aug 27, 2026
Trek the Annapurna Circuit and you'll hear it from every guide, teahouse sign and blog post: Tilicho Lake, the world's highest lake. It's one of the most repeated facts in Himalayan trekking — and it's not true. It isn't even Nepal's highest lake anymore. Key…
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What this means for you None of this makes Tilicho less worth the walk — if anything, it's the honest version that sells it better. Ojos del Salado's lake needs technical volcano mountaineering to reach; Lhagba Pool sees almost no visitors at all. Tilicho is…
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