Kōl-e Karasū

Kōl-e Karasū: 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 Karasū

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 Karasū — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.36306, 74.53972. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kōl-e Karasū

• Chaqmaqtin Lake · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kōtal-e Jaman Shōr · viewpoint · ~14 km
• Kara Jilga Pass · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~17 km
• Mihman Yoli Pass · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~24 km
• Tegermansu Pass · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~24 km
• Салангур · lake · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~25 km
• Little Pamir · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~31 km
• Kōtal-e Andaymīn Dowan · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~33 km
• Karachukar Valley · viewpoint · Kachgar · ~35 km
• Wakhjir Pass · viewpoint · Kachgar · ~39 km
• Kilik Pass · viewpoint · ~42 km
• Vrevsky glacier · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~43 km
• Marco Polo Cave · cave · ~45 km
• دوهم ابدالي يخچال · viewpoint · ~51 km
• Pereval Burgutay · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~51 km
• Сарикӯл / 萨雷阔勒岭 · viewpoint · ~51 km
• Beyik Pass · viewpoint · ~52 km
• Kamansu Valley · viewpoint · ~53 km

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kōl-e Karasū

• Chaqmaqtin Lake · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~44 km · Must-see
• Borith Lake · lake · Gilgit-Baltistan · ~134 km · Must-see
• Салангур · lake · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~25 km
• Kuli Karadung · lake · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~59 km
• Kuli Kukjigit · lake · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~68 km
• Zarrinkul/Zorkul · lake · ~96 km
• Karambar Lake · lake · Gilgit-Baltistan · ~114 km
• Chakan Kōl · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~120 km
• Attabad lake · lake · Gilgit-Baltistan · ~148 km
• Kōl-e Bakhmaruddīn · lake · Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region · ~21 km

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