Another source lists the altitude of Lake Tilicho as being 4,949 metres (16,237 ft) above mean sea level.

The final approach to the lake is done in a day hike from the lodge at Tilicho Base Camp.

Trekkers attempting the Annapurna Circuit route usually cross the watershed between Manang and Kali Gandaki valleys over the 5416 meters high Thorong La pass.

[citation needed] Tilicho Lake was the site of one of the highest ever altitude scuba dives.

[4] The sage Kak Bhusundi is believed to have first told the happenings of Ramayana to Garuda - king of birds, near this lake.