Continent |
Asia |
Country |
Tajikistan |
Next Big City |
Dushanbe |
Next Town |
Karakul |
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Food |
Continent |
Asia |
Country |
Tajikistan |
Next Big City |
Dushanbe |
Next Town |
Karakul |
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Food |
Type: |
Flat |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Karakul (Black Lake) is a 52 km circumference lake in the Pamir Mountains. It lies within the Tajik National Park at an altitude of 3,960 m above mean sea level. A peninsula projecting from the south shore and an island off the north shore divides the lake into two basins: a smaller, relatively shallow eastern one, between 13 to 19 m deep, and a larger western one, 221 to 230 m deep. Lake Karakul is frozen for most of the year and only kiteable September to November.
Type: |
Grass, Sand, Pebbles, Rocks |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Lots of space around the lake.
Spring:
|
Thick |
Summer:
|
Thick |
Fall:
|
Thick |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Thick wetsuit or dry suit needed always.
Best Months: |
September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
No information |
Main Direction: |
No information |
18-20 kts during usable months as an average.
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
No information |
Need to use a recognized tour guide company for to make this journey.
Rules |
License |
Check on national park license requirements before using the lake you need these in advance. The village of Karakul also lies within a circular depression of the meteorite impact crater, an impact that is estimated to have occurred about 25 million years ago and houses some 250 families.
Small local village only.