Ms in mountains of Dzungarian Alatau.

“Nature does not grow old; instead of faded works, it gives birth to new ones.”

Nikolay Chernyshevsky.

Excursion tours around Dzungarian Alatau.

Moraine, flowing lake Demepke is located at an altitude of 3203 m. a. s. l. in upper reaches of western tributary of Demekpe River, is located on southern slope of Dzhungarsky Alatau ridge in Eskeldinsky district of Zhetysu region.

In the upper reaches of the western tributary of the Demekpe, there is a circus, in which the significant Demekpe Lake is located. The area of ​​the lake is 129541 square meters, the perimeter of the lake is 1652 meters. The length of the lake from southwest to northeast is 620 meters, the largest width in the central part of the lake is 335 meters.
To the west of the lake is the eponymous glacier with an area of ​​3.62 square kilometers. The length of the Demekpe glacier is 3.35 kilometers. The southern branch of the glacier, through a gap in the sublatitudinal ridge with a length of 2.4 kilometers, flows through the gorge into the Aksu river basin.
Thus, the Demekpe glacier belongs to the basin of the Koksu and Aksu rivers, and those, in turn, belong to Lake Balkhash. The source of the Demekpe glacier is located at an altitude of 3953 m. a. s. l. The tongue of the glacier is located at an altitude of 3220 m. a. s. l.
The western part of the lake is located 310 meters from the tongue of the Demekpe glacier. 2.7 kilometers northeast of Lake Demekpe, there is Upper Demekpe Lake, located at an altitude of 3427 m. a. s. l. 2.2 kilometers north of the lake is an unnamed peak 4056 m. a. s. l.

Geographical coordinates of Lake Demekpe: N44°56'40 E79°41'49

Authority and photos by
Alexander Petrov.