Around Song Kol. Сонкёль

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Distance: 6.37 mi
Elevation gain: 2,001 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 2,001 ft
Max elevation: 11,700 ft
TrailRank: 46
Min elevation: 9,918 ft
Trail type: Loop

Time: 4 hours
Coordinates: 2699
Uploaded: September 11, 2014
Recorded: August 2014

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near Kindyn, Naryn (Kyrgyz Republic)

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Paseo en los alrededores del Lago Song Kol por unas colinas cercanas en busca de petroglifos.

Song Köl (also Son Kul, Songköl, Song-Köl; Kyrgyz: Соңкөл, is an alpine lake in northern Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan. It lies at an altitude of 3016 m, and has an area of about 270 km2 and volume of 2.64 km3. Lake's maximum length is 29 km, breadth about 18 km, and extreme depth f 13.2 m. It is the second largest lake after Issyk Kul Lake, and the largest fresh water lake in Kyrgyzstan. Its name, meaning "following lake", is popularly considered to refer to this relation. It is surrounded by a broad summer pasture and then mountains. Its beauty is greatly praised, but it is rather inaccessible. The best approach seems to be the 85 km road from Sary-Bulak on the main north-south highway. Other routes require 4x4s. There are no facilities on the lake, but local herders will provide supplies and rent yurts. The area is inhabited and safely accessible only from June to September..(WIKIPEDIA)