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Kel Dağı

Located in Çıldır İlçesi, Ardahan Province Coordinates: 41°19′34″ N 43°00′31″ E

Map showing the location of Kel Dağı Kel Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,033 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sazlıçayır
6.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
August
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport85 km
LWN Shirak International Airport96 km

About Kel Dağı

Kel Dağı is a mountain. Location: Çıldır İlçesi, Ardahan Province. Elevation: 3,033 m. The best months to visit are August. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Yayla Pınarı and Ahaşen Dağı.

Climate of Kel Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -2° · Night -11° · Rain 40 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -20°)
Wettest month
June (94 mm)
Driest month
January (32 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kel Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-8°-5°2°7°11°15°15°12°5°-2°-8°
Average low (°C)-20°-19°-16°-9°-5°-2°2°1°-2°-7°-11°-16°
Precipitation (mm)323538589394655941464036

Other places to visit in this season: August

How to get to Kel Dağı

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 85 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (96 km). The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 108 km to the north.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 85 kmsouth
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 96 kmsoutheast
  • David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 104 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 108 kmnorth
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 120 kmwest
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 158 kmeast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 167 kmeast
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 179 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kel Dağı

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 186 natural sites, 199 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km26 places

  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 21 kmSE
  • Ufak Adası Island 22 kmSE
  • Kaçak Adası Island 22 kmSE
  • Ilgar Tepesi Mountain 23 kmNW

25–60 km119 places

  • Didi Abuli Mountain 55 kmE
  • Baraleti Church of the Theotokos Attraction 48 kmNE
  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 30 kmE
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 26 kmE

60–100 km256 places

  • Mta Tavk’vetili Mountain 71 kmNE
  • Mta Shavnabada Mountain 67 kmNE
  • Meskhetis Kedi Mountain 64 kmNW
  • Paravani Lake Lake 68 kmE

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