Kōl-e Bāshūn

Kōl-e Bāshūn: 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 Kōl-e Bāshūn

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 Kōl-e Bāshūn — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.77944, 71.12667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kōl-e Bāshūn

• Kuh-e Chuk Shakh · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pik Mayakovskiy · viewpoint · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hot Spring Garm-Chashma · attraction · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~75 km · Must-see
• Kōl-e Bēzangī · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~35 km
• Kōtal-e Yāghardā · viewpoint · ~41 km
• Sard Āb · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~48 km
• Ishkashim · attraction · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~55 km
• Sar-e Ju · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~64 km
• Waterfall, visible from Tajikistan · waterfall · ~70 km
• Ишкашимский · viewpoint · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~71 km
• Gora Sad-Ishtrag · viewpoint · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · ~71 km
• Qahqaha Fortress · fort · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~72 km
• пик Маяковского · viewpoint · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~74 km
• Kōh-e Chap Kōtalah · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~74 km
• Pereval Nuksa · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~75 km
• Kōtal-e Rāh Darah · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~12 km
• Kōtal-e Kōh-e Tak · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~15 km
• Kuh-e Tarang · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kōl-e Bāshūn

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kōl-e Bāshūn

• Kōl-e Bēzangī · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~35 km
• Ḩowẕ-e Darah-ye Sakhī · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~85 km
• Kōl-e Shēwah · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~88 km
• Tsapak Kōl · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~90 km
• Khapero Daud · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~92 km
• Ḩowẕ-e Darah-ye Kishtī · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~101 km
• Ḩowẕ-e Nār · lake · Takhar Province · ~110 km
• Durumkul · lake · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~128 km
• Ḩowẕ-e Bōkōs · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~136 km
• Nilah · lake · Nuristan Province · ~144 km

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