Butakovsky gorge is located on the Northern slope of the Zailiysky Alatau ridge in the watershed of The Little (Malaya) Almatinka[citation needed] basin and the Left Talgar, Kazakhstan.
The local terrain was formed during the formation of the Tien Shan about 20 million years ago.
From here you can walk to the Kimasar range and return to Медеу, as well as to the valley of the Left Talgar river.
The vegetation of the gorge is diverse, with Tien Shan spruce, aspen, mountain ash and barberry growing on its slopes.
In winter, the gorge is decorated with red clusters of mountain ash, which grows in abundance along the riverbed and on the nearby slopes.