Unusual Son Kul Lake

Son Kul Lake is located in the northern part of the Naryn region at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters above sea level. The maximum depth of the lake is 22 meters, length 29 km, width 18 km. 150 days a year Son Kul is under a layer of snow and ice and can be reached only in the warm season. The water temperature in summer is minus 3 degrees Celsius, in winter it drops to minus 20.

The valley around the lake has been and remains a place of summer grazing for many centuries. Summer pastures and clear cold water of the lake attract fans of pristine nature. Despite the sparse representation of fauna and flora, Son Kul is interesting for ornithologists who study the behavior of animals and birds with seasonal migration. Son Kul can be reached by four roads:

– Through Sary-Bulak in the northeast.

– Through the serpentine road in the southeast

– Through Ak-Tal in the southwest

– Through the Kara-Keche coal mines in the northwest