| Karagöl, Toros | |
| Location: | Taurus Mountains, Turkey |
| Coordinates: | 37.4031°N 34.5583°W |
| Type: | Volcanic crater lake |
| Pushpin Map: | Turkey |
Karagöl is a small crater lake in the Taurus Mountains in Turkey.
The midpoint of the lake is at 37.4031°N 34.5583°W. It is situated almost on the borderline of Niğde Province and Mersin Province and is accessible from Darboğaz, a town in the Ulukışla district of Niğde Province. Its distance to the Turkish state highway D.750 is about .
Its altitude is about . The surface area fluctuates, depending on winter snow fall, but is usually about . Due to high altitude, the area around the lake is devoid of trees, although the shore is covered with shrubs and wild flowers.[1] The lake is home to Rana holtzi, an endemic frog (Werner, 1898), which is popularly called the "Frog of Toros" (Turkish: Toros kurbağası)[2] The lake is popular with mountaineers and trekkers.
Meydan Yaylası, a high plateau at the end point of the road from the highway, is about north of Karagöl. Mountaineers usually begin from Meydan Yaylası. Another interesting place is a smaller lake named Çiniligöl to the southwest of Karagöl and about higher and from Karagöl.