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Kısır Dağ

Located in Ardahan Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°57′07″ N 43°04′42″ E

Map showing the location of Kısır Dağ Kısır Dağ
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,982 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kiziroğlu
6.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport43 km
LWN Shirak International Airport70 km

About Kısır Dağ

Kısır Dağ is a mountain. Location: Ardahan Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,982 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Kuş Tepesi and Kısır Dağı.

Climate of Kısır Dağ

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -1° · Night -10° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
May (103 mm)
Driest month
January (39 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 Kısır Dağ
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-5°2°7°12°16°17°14°7°-1°-7°
Average low (°C)-18°-18°-14°-7°-4°-1°3°3°0°-5°-10°-15°
Precipitation (mm)3943466710392665845605147

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Kısır Dağ

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (70 km). The nearest large city is Ağrı, 137 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 43 kmsouth
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 70 kmeast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 128 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 137 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 141 kmsoutheast
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 143 kmnorthwest
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 150 kmnorth
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 168 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kısır Dağ

Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 230 natural sites, 234 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km41 places

  • Büyük Ada Island 23 kmNE
  • Rus Adası Island 22 kmNE
  • Lavaş Gölü Lake 15 kmE
  • Lake Çıldır Lake 18 kmNE

25–60 km188 places

  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 55 kmNE
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 52 kmN
  • Tmogvi Castle Historic site 54 kmN
  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 30 kmN

60–100 km299 places

  • Ani Historic site 65 kmSE
  • Mta Tavk’vetili Mountain 97 kmNE
  • Mta Shavnabada Mountain 91 kmNE
  • Didi Abuli Mountain 72 kmNE

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