Fairy Meadows (Urdu: فیری میڈوز), named by German climbers (German Märchenwiese, "fairy tale meadow sand locally known as Joot, is an area of grassland near one of the base camp sites of Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. Fairy Meadows (Urdu: فیری میڈوز), named by German climbers (German Märchenwiese, "fairy tale meadows")[1][2] and locally known as Joot,[3] is an
area of grassland near one of the base camp sites of Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer District in Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan.[4] At an altitude of about 3,300 metres (10,800 ft) above sea level, it serves as the launching point for mountaineers summiting Nanga Parbat by the Rakhiot face.[4][5] In 1995, the Government of Pakistan declared Fairy Meadows a National Park.[6][7]
Location
Fairy Meadows is approachable by a fifteen-kilometer-long jeepable trek starting from Raikot Bridge on the Karakoram Highway and leading to the village of Tattu (Tato).[5][8][9] The dangerous and narrow gravel mountain road from the bridge to the village is only open to locals, who provide transportation to visitors. In 2013, the World Health Organization declared it the second-deadliest road on the planet.[10] From Tato onward, it takes about three to four hours hiking by a five kilometer trek to Fairy Meadows.[8][9] The grassland is located in the Raikot valley, at one end of the Raikot glacier which originates from Nanga Parbat and feeds a stream that finally flows into north.
