巴松措又名錯高(gao)湖(hu)(hu),“錯高(gao)”在(zai)藏語(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)意為(wei)綠(lv)色的水(shui)(shui),湖(hu)(hu)面(mian)海拔(ba)3469米。湖(hu)(hu)形狀(zhuang)如鑲嵌在(zai)高(gao)峽深谷(gu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的一輪(lun)新月,長約12公里,湖(hu)(hu)寬幾百(bai)至數千米不(bu)等66多米。總(zong)面(mian)積為(wei)37.5平(ping)方公里。湖(hu)(hu)水(shui)(shui)清澈見(jian)底(di)(di),四周雪山倒映其中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。巴松錯湖(hu)(hu)水(shui)(shui)清澈見(jian)底(di)(di),四周環繞的雪山倒映其中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。黃鴨、沙(sha)鷗(ou)、白鶴等飛(fei)禽(qin)悄然(ran)浮游(you)在(zai)水(shui)(shui)面(mian),湖(hu)(hu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)則(ze)是游(you)魚(yu)如織往來穿梭,更顯得一派寧靜。距岸邊大約一百(bai)米處有一座小(xiao)島(dao)(dao)名為(wei)扎西島(dao)(dao),傳說該(gai)島(dao)(dao)是一“空(kong)心(xin)島(dao)(dao)”,即島(dao)(dao)與湖(hu)(hu)底(di)(di)是不(bu)相連而漂浮在(zai)湖(hu)(hu)水(shui)(shui)上(shang)的。雖然(ran)只是個(ge)傳說,卻讓(rang)人覺得蔚為(wei)神奇(qi),你到島(dao)(dao)上(shang)也不(bu)妨試(shi)試(shi)在(zai)島(dao)(dao)的某些地方跺跺腳,看是否有空(kong)心(xin)的感覺。