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Taşkesen Dağı

Located in Hanak İlçesi, Ardahan Province Coordinates: 41°15′30″ N 42°40′46″ E

Map showing the location of Taşkesen Dağı Taşkesen Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,613 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yamaçyolu
3.8 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport86 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport98 km

About Taşkesen Dağı

Taşkesen Dağı is a mountain. Location: Hanak İlçesi, Ardahan Province. Elevation: 2,613 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Kurudaran Dağı and Elatan Dağı.

Climate of Taşkesen Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -9° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
June (97 mm)
Driest month
January (43 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 Taşkesen Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-6°-2°5°10°14°18°19°15°9°1°-6°
Average low (°C)-18°-17°-13°-6°-2°1°4°4°0°-4°-9°-15°
Precipitation (mm)434343619397726851565249

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Taşkesen Dağı

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 86 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (98 km). The nearest large city is Batumi, 97 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 86 kmsoutheast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 98 kmnorthwest
  • David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 103 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 112 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 174 kmsouth
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 183 kmwest
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 186 kmeast

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

Day trips from Taşkesen Dağı

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 248 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Gülbaşı Gölü Lake 16 kmSE
  • Ilgar Tepesi Mountain 20 kmN
  • Ulgar Dağı Mountain 20 kmN

25–60 km152 places

  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 59 kmE
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 54 kmE
  • Tmogvi Castle Historic site 56 kmE
  • Khertvisi Fortress Historic site 56 kmNE

60–100 km328 places

  • Mta Tavk’vetili Mountain 99 kmNE
  • Mta Shavnabada Mountain 95 kmNE
  • Meskhetis Kedi Mountain 62 kmN
  • Didi Abuli Mountain 83 kmE

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