Kolsay Lakes

Kolsay Lakes – three lakes formed from the water of small rivers originating from the Kungei Alatau's Kurmet and Saty mountains.

Description

Upper Kolsay is located at about 3000 m above sea level, Middle Kolsay (Kayyngdy) at 2600 m and Lower Kolsay at 2130 m altitude. The water area of Lower Kolsay is larger than the others. The nature of the Kolsay lakes continues with a beautiful mountain valley.

Flora

The surroundings of the lakes are covered with fir, spruce, birch, etc., mountain trees and meadows. The lakes have great tourist significance.

Key facts

Type: group of lakes, lake
Located in: Kungoy Ala-Too

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 42.952500, 78.310000Open in Google Maps

Nearby places

Kölsay Lakes National Park

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Lake Kaindy

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Sources

The text on this page is translated from: Көлсай көлдері (kk.wikipedia.org), as of 13 September 2025

Text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.