Dana Meadows (Pakistan)

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{{for|the American meadow|Dana Meadows (Yosemite)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Dana Meadows

| image_skyline = Danna Meadows, Kaghan Valley.jpg

| image_caption = Dana Meadows, Kaghan Valley

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Pakistan

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Pakistan

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Mansehra District

|elevation_m = 3000

}}

Dana Meadows are meadows located in the north-end of Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the province of Pakistan. Surrounded by Lower Himalayan mountain peaks with elevation of around {{convert|15000|ft}}, the alpine meadows are located at an altitude of {{convert|10000|ft}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.newspakistan.pk/2012/01/19/The-splendor-of-Kaghan-Valley-Story-of-a-lost-paradise-Part-3/|title=The splendor of Kaghan Valley: Story of a lost paradise Part-3 - News Pakistan|first=Naveed A|last=Bari|date=19 January 2012|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tourism.gov.pk/kaghan_valley_nwfp.htm|title=Kaghan Valley|website=www.tourism.gov.pk|access-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720042833/http://www.tourism.gov.pk/kaghan_valley_nwfp.htm|archive-date=20 July 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite book |last1=Jahangir |first1=Tahir |title=A travel companion to the northern areas of Pakistan |date=2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=88-89 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Travel_Companion_to_the_Northern_Areas/QkhuAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=danna%20kaghan |access-date=29 November 2024 |isbn=978-01-95-79969-9}}

Khanian is the starting point for a trip to Dana Meadows. The track to Dana Meadows was destroyed by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake which resulted the Jeep access to the meadows insurmountable.{{cite news |title=2005 - The Kashmir Earthquake |url=http://www.newspakistan.pk/2012/01/19/The-splendor-of-Kaghan-Valley-Story-of-a-lost-paradise-Part-3/ |accessdate=13 August 2018 |work=www.newspakistan.pk}}