Shounter Lake

Shounter Lake
Shounter Lake
	Shounter Lake, Azad Kashmir
	Shounter Lake
Location	Shounter, Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir
Coordinates	34°58′23″N 74°30′46″E / 34.97306°N 74.51278°E
Type	Alpine Glacial lake
Primary inflows	Glacial waters
Basin countries	Pakistan
Residence time	May - August
Surface elevation	3,100 meters (10,200 ft)

Shounter Lake is a scenic lake located in Shounter Valley, a sub valley of Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, at the elevation of 3,100 meters (10,200 ft).^[1]^[2] The lake is fed by glacial melt. It is encircled by snow-covered mountains, lush vegetation and specimens of Iris hookeriana dispersed around the lake. The lake is accessible from Kel town of Neelum Valley, by a jeepable track.^{[citation needed]}