Marqakol

Marqakol: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Marqakol

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

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Marqakol — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.76911, 85.78526. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Marqakol

• Markakol State Nature Reserve · sanctuary · East Kazakhstan Region · ~4 km
• Хребет Матобай · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~20 km
• Хребет Соналы · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~25 km
• горы Дэрельбиигы · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~38 km
• Mramorny · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~38 km
• Pereval Kuzgyndy · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~45 km
• Pereval Ushkungey · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~46 km
• Pereval Bayberdy · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~50 km
• Burkitaul · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~52 km
• Қалжыр · river spot · East Kazakhstan Region · ~55 km
• Pereval Puteshnyy · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~62 km
• Маркаколь · lake · East Kazakhstan Region · ~4 km
• Жоғарғы Еловка қирандылары · fort · East Kazakhstan Region · ~9 km
• Razvaliny Verkhnaya Yelovka · fort · East Kazakhstan Region · ~9 km
• Губа шығанағы · attraction · East Kazakhstan Region · ~10 km
• Могила · fort · East Kazakhstan Region · ~14 km
• Матобай Қасиетті Жаңа · viewpoint · East Kazakhstan Region · ~17 km
• мог.Мурзабай · fort · East Kazakhstan Region · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Marqakol

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Marqakol

• Jilebulake Dam · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~90 km · Must-see
• Haba River Shankou Dam · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~101 km · Must-see
• Kanas Lake · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Yazovoe · lake · ~120 km
• Kemirkol · lake · East Kazakhstan Region · ~123 km
• Рахман көлi · lake · East Kazakhstan Region · ~125 km
• озеро Алахинское · lake · Kosh-Agachsky Rayon · ~142 km
• озеро Коксу · lake · Kosh-Agachsky Rayon · ~146 km
• Ozero Tal'men' · lake · Ust-Koksinsky Rayon · ~146 km
• Chonghu'er Dam · lake · Altay Prefecture · ~150 km

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