Tailings Dam

Tailings Dam: 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Tailings Dam

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 Tailings Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.89486, 78.14749. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tailings Dam

• Petrova glacier · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Boris Yeltsin peak · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~44 km · Must-see
• Karakol peak · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~51 km · Must-see
• Barskoon waterfall · waterfall · Issyk-Kul Region · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ala-Köl · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bedel Pass · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lysyi Glacier · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~9 km
• East Arm 2 Davidov Glacier · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~10 km
• Sarytor glacier · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~10 km
• East Arm 1 Davidov Glacier · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~10 km
• South East Arm Davidov Glacier · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~10 km
• South Arm Davidov Glacier · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~11 km
• Bordoo Glacier · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~12 km
• West Bordoo Glacier · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~14 km
• Борду Южный · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~15 km
• Ак-Бел · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~21 km
• Ашутёр Южный · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~21 km
• Lednik Kalpikovskogo · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tailings Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tailings Dam

• Ala-Köl · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~71 km · Must-see
• Burkan Lake · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~48 km
• Ökürgön-Köl · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~49 km
• Kara Kul · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~93 km
• Tashta Ata Mountain · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~102 km
• Issyk-Kul · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~121 km
• Kolsay Lakes · lake · Almaty Region · ~148 km
• Ozero Chokolykël’ · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~29 km
• Ozëra Dzhashilkël’ · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~39 km
• Ozero Ekurgenkël’ · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~49 km

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