Pangong Tso

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November: avoid1-2 nights

134 km long brackish lake at about 4,350 m on the India-China line, reached from Leh over Chang La; lakeside camps at Spangmik, Lukung and Man.

One- or two-night trip from Leh via Chang La; stay in camps at Spangmik or Man rather than doing a long same-day return.

November: Very cold

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Watch the lake change colour at sunrise and sunset
Cross Chang La
Stay overnight in a lakeside camp at Spangmik or Man: Nights below 0 C even in summer.
Run the Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon
Lakeside sunrise

Mountain pass in Ladakh, India and Aksai Chin, China

134 km brackish lake at about 4,350 m on the India-China line; camps at Spangmik, Lukung and Man.