Local favourite dam · Sarıkamış, Erzurum
Karakurt Dam
Karakurt Barajı
Karakurt Dam is a dam in Sarıkamış, Erzurum.
Karakurt 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 Karakurt 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 Karakurt Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 40.14390, 42.69619. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Karakurt Dam
- Kösedağ · viewpoint · Eleşkirt · ~35 km · Must-see
- Çakmak Dağı · viewpoint · Karayazı · ~74 km · Must-see
- Aktaş Tepesi · viewpoint · Sarıkamış · ~5 km
- Doruk Tepesi · viewpoint · Sarıkamış · ~10 km
- Kaş Tepe · viewpoint · Sarıkamış · ~11 km
- Deliktaş Sırtı · viewpoint · Sarıkamış · ~15 km
- Ala Dağ · viewpoint · Kağızman · ~16 km
- Küçükdağ Tepesi · viewpoint · Kağızman · ~17 km
- Bedenin Tepesi · viewpoint · Kağızman · ~17 km
- Kesedağ Tepesi · viewpoint · Sarıkamış · ~19 km
- Kavak Tepesi · viewpoint · Sarıkamış · ~20 km
- İmam Tepesi · viewpoint · Sarıkamış · ~20 km
- Karataş Tepesi · viewpoint · Kağızman · ~20 km
- Bayraktepe · viewpoint · Sarıkamış · ~23 km
- Eghegnamor Monastery · church · Kağızman · ~23 km
- Karanlık Tepe · viewpoint · Selim · ~23 km
- Süphandağı Tepesi · viewpoint · Sarıkamış · ~24 km
- Şehit Tepesi · viewpoint · Sarıkamış · ~24 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Karakurt Dam
- Lake Aygır · lake · Susuz · ~92 km · Must-see
- Lake Balık · lake · Doğubayazıt · ~106 km · Must-see
- Abbasgöl · lake · Tuzluca · ~108 km · Must-see
- Lake Kuyucuk · lake · Arpaçay · ~115 km · Must-see
- Achurjan Dam · lake · Van · ~116 km · Must-see
- Kazgölü · lake · Malazgirt · ~119 km · Must-see
- Arpaçay Reservoir · lake · Kars · ~122 km · Must-see
- Lake Çıldır · lake · Çıldır · ~134 km · Must-see
- Vardaqar Reservoir · lake · Shirak Province · ~147 km · Must-see
- Bayburt Dam · lake · Selim · ~54 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Karakurt Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Karakurt Dam?
Nearby: Kösedağ (viewpoint, 35 km), Çakmak Dağı (viewpoint, 74 km), Aktaş Tepesi (viewpoint, 5 km), Doruk Tepesi (viewpoint, 10 km), Kaş Tepe (viewpoint, 11 km), Deliktaş Sırtı (viewpoint, 15 km).