Altyn Arashan is a valley and mountain resort near Karakol

Karakol

Karakol , formerly Przhevalsk, is fourth largest city in Kyrgyzstan, near the eastern tip of Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan, about from the Kyrgyzstan-China border and from the capital Bishkek. It is the administrative capital of Issyk Kul Province...

 and Issyk Kul Lake, northeastern Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...

. It lies along a trekking route from Ak-Suu

Ak-Suu

Ak-Suu is a village in the Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

. It is a hot spring development set in an alpine valley, containing the 4260 metre Pik Palatka in its southern part. It is said to "include three groups of nitric thermals springs on the right side of the Arashan River

Arashan River

The Arashan River is a river of northeastern Kyrgyzstan, flowing near Karakol and Issyk Kul Lake. It flows through the Altyn Arashan, a mountain resort of hot springs and forested valley. The Palatka Glacier looms over the river and valley.-External links:*...

, 20 km southeast of Karakol mountain, situated in a picturesque forest landscape at an altitude of 2350-2435 metres." The resort has numerous wooden sheds which contain hot sulfurous pools to cure various ailments. The resort is set in a botanical research area called the Arashan State Nature Reserve which has about 20 snow leopards and a several bears.