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Keçel Dağı

Located in Adilcevaz İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°53′16″ N 42°48′59″ E

Map showing the location of Keçel Dağı Keçel Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,018 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yıldızköy
3.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport65 km
AJI Ağrı Airport87 km

About Keçel Dağı

Keçel Dağı is a mountain. Location: Adilcevaz İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 3,018 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Tırnakdağı Tepesi and Mount Süphan.

Climate of Keçel Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 66 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 182 km south20°
  • Silopi · 185 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 272 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
April (91 mm)
Driest month
August (14 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 Keçel Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°4°10°16°21°22°17°9°2°-5°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-11°-5°-1°3°7°7°3°-3°-7°-12°
Precipitation (mm)485967918440151419716655

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Keçel Dağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 65 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 66 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 65 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 87 kmnorth
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 102 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 66 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 94 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 131 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 156 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 174 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Keçel Dağı

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 336 natural sites, 277 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km28 places

  • Lake Arin Lake 17 kmSE
  • Batmış Gölü Lake 15 kmW
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 6 kmS
  • Beyaz Göl Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km162 places

  • Lim Island Island 46 kmE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 39 kmSE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 51 kmS
  • Simhaç Adası Island 47 kmS

60–100 km442 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 94 kmSE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 64 kmS
  • Kuzu Adası Island 60 kmS
  • Turna Gölü Lake 83 kmSE

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