Kol-Tor

Kol-Tor: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Kol-Tor

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Kol-Tor — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.52773, 75.15192. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kol-Tor

• Burana Tower · fort · Chuy Region · ~32 km · Must-see
• City of Balasagun (Site of Burana) · fort · Chuy Region · ~32 km · Must-see
• Suyab · fort · Chuy Region · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pereval Alamedin · viewpoint · Chuy Region · ~43 km · Must-see
• Navekat · fort · Chuy Region · ~56 km · Must-see
• пик Семёнова-Тянь-Шаньского · viewpoint · Chuy Region · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pereval Kyzart · viewpoint · Naryn Region · ~61 km · Must-see
• Свободная Корея · viewpoint · Chuy Region · ~62 km · Must-see
• Boom Gorge · viewpoint · Chuy Region · ~67 km · Must-see
• Central Mosque · dargah · Chuy Region · ~72 km · Must-see
• National Historical Museum · museum · Chuy Region · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mikhail Frunze Museum · museum · Chuy Region · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kyrgyz Ala-Too · viewpoint · Chuy Region · ~75 km · Must-see
• Panfilov Park · park · Chuy Region · ~75 km · Must-see
• Шаркыратма · waterfall · Chuy Region · ~4 km
• Kegeti waterfall · waterfall · Chuy Region · ~6 km
• The second waterfall · waterfall · Chuy Region · ~9 km
• ледник Анастасии · viewpoint · Chuy Region · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kol-Tor

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kol-Tor

• Kölükök · lake · Naryn Region · ~99 km · Must-see
• Bash-Kuugandy Köl · lake · Chuy Region · ~68 km
• Төмөнкү Ала-Арча канал суу сактагычы · lake · Chuy Region · ~84 km
• Orto-Tokoy reservoir · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~90 km
• Orto-Tokoj reservoir dam · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~91 km
• Song-Kul · lake · Naryn Region · ~95 km
• Vodokhranilishche Shor-Koo · lake · Jambyl Region · ~142 km
• Kara-Balta · lake · Chuy Region · ~145 km
• Ақсу · lake · ~147 km
• Ozero Karakol’ · lake · Chuy Region · ~22 km

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