Walking in gorge in mountains of Zailiyskiy Alatau.

“Here, often with unprecedented melancholy
I thought, dreamed of yo
Mists crept from the passes
Towards an unclear fate.
Guitar busting rang
And listened to them under the window
Oh mountains, oh blue mountains,
Peaks covered with ice"

Yuri Vizbor. "Blue Mountains". 1956.

Sightseeing in Gorge in Zailiyskiy Alatau Mountains.

Lake Dikoye to east of Prokhodnoye gorge is located at an altitude of 3,449 meters above sea level, located on the northern slope of the Zailiyskiy Alatau mountain range, in the southwestern part of the Almatynyn Alagir mountains, on the right bank of the headwaters of the Dikaya river in the Karasai district of the Almaty region.
The length of the lake from the south-west to the north-east is 1155 meters, the greatest width in the northern part is 33 meters, in the southern part - 30 meters. The perimeter of the lake is 256 meters, the area is 2 912 square meters. In the middle part of the lake, on the western side, the Dikaya River flows into the river, which originates from the nearby glacier located in the southern part of the gorge.
Geographic coordinates of Lake Dikoye to east of Prokhodnoye gorge: N42 ° 59'11.00 "E76 ° 55'18.91"

Authority:
Alexander Petrov.

Photos by
Dina Ibragimova, Sergei Mikhalkov. Almaty city.