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Sairamsu Lake Upper.

Trip to Sairamsu Gorge.

“Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Walk in the gorge Sairamsu.

The upper Sairamsu moraine lake is located in the Sairamsu gorge at an altitude of 2707 meters above sea level on the northern slope of the Ugam range in the mountain system of the Western Tien Shan in the Tolebi district of Turkestan region.
Upper Sairamsu Lake is located on the territory of the Tolebi branch of the Sairam-Ugam National Natural Park. The lake consists of two parts that are connected by a channel. The length of the lake, from south to north, is 367 meters, the largest width of the southern part is 174 meters, the largest width of the northern part of the lake is 99 meters.
Lake of flood origin. The lake is fed by underground streams that flow from nearby glaciers located in the southern part of the Ugamsky ridge. A path leads from Lake Sairamsu Lower to Lake Sairamsu Upper located at an altitude of 2544 meters above sea level.
Geographic coordinates of Lake Sairamsu Upper: N42 ° 05'24.53 "E70 ° 24'03.25"

Authority:
Alexander Petrov.

Photos used
with permission of Alikhan Abdeshev, Tourism Manager of Sairam-Ugam National Park.