Qiken

Qiken: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Qiken

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Qiken — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.34614, 86.01599. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Qiken

• Jilebulake Dam · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~37 km · Must-see
• Haba River Shankou Dam · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~44 km · Must-see
• Marqakol · lake · East Kazakhstan Region · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mramorny · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~25 km
• горы Дэрельбиигы · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~26 km
• Хребет Соналы · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~38 km
• Қалжыр · river spot · East Kazakhstan Region · ~42 km
• Хребет Матобай · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~50 km
• Markakol State Nature Reserve · sanctuary · East Kazakhstan Region · ~61 km
• Mogila Ayubay · fort · East Kazakhstan Region · ~16 km
• Мәрмәр тауы · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~22 km
• Мраморный перевал · park · East Kazakhstan Region · ~24 km
• Pereval Mramornyy · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~25 km
• Pereval Aleksandrovskiy · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~25 km
• 白沙湖景区 · attraction · ~25 km
• Mogila Tokum · fort · ~28 km
• Мечеть · dargah · East Kazakhstan Region · ~28 km
• Mogila Kumirska · fort · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Qiken

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Qiken

• Jilebulake Dam · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~37 km · Must-see
• Haba River Shankou Dam · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~44 km · Must-see
• Marqakol · lake · East Kazakhstan Region · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kanas Lake · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~116 km · Must-see
• Chonghu'er Dam · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~108 km
• 布尔津山口水利枢纽 · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~126 km
• Kemirkol · lake · East Kazakhstan Region · ~147 km
• Biesitiereke · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~33 km
• Habehe Xian Shankou Shuidian Zhan Yi Shuiku · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~43 km
• Маркаколь · lake · East Kazakhstan Region · ~61 km

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