Gilgit city to Kargah Buddha
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.83 mi
- Elevation gain
- 705 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 79 ft
- Max elevation
- 5,430 ft
- TrailRank
- 34
- Min elevation
- 5,430 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 215
- Uploaded
- October 17, 2016
near Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)
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Itinerary description
At a distance of 8 km from the Gilgit city this is a rock carving in the valley of Kargah known as Kargah Nala in local language. This was carved in seventh century and excavated in 1938-1939. The local legends about the Buddha tells of a tale describing that an ogress named Yakhsni was devoured by a man who lived at Kargah.
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Intersection
5,135 ft
Right to kargah Nal, Left to Kargah Buddha
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