The lake’s gentle shoreline is circa 3,960 metres above sea level – a deal higher than New Zealand’s highest peak.
Circa 190 kilometres west of Kashgar, Xinjiang’s Karakul Lake is probably the most-visited location by tourists who travel the Chinese section of the Karakoram Highway; it offers tented accommodation, al fresco dining with jaw-dropping vistas, and lakeside rides on horses and camels.
The pictured Bactrian camel was nowhere near the upper end of its altitude range; in both military and civilian capacities some are currently working very effectively at well above 5,000 metres.
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