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Taşkesen Tepesi

Located in Gümüşhane Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°37′07″ N 39°38′28″ E

Map showing the location of Taşkesen Tepesi Taşkesen Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,796 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yağlıdere
13 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
TZX Trabzon International Airport44 km
ERC Erzincan Airport101 km

About Taşkesen Tepesi

Taşkesen Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Gümüşhane Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,796 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Trabzon International Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Taşkesen Kayası and Kolat Dağları.

Climate of Taşkesen Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -7° · Rain 63 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 378 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 390 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (95 mm)
Driest month
August (24 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 Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-2°5°11°15°19°19°16°9°1°-4°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-10°-4°-1°2°5°4°1°-3°-7°-12°
Precipitation (mm)494455859569252435606361

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Taşkesen Tepesi

The nearest airport is Trabzon International Airport (TZX), 44 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trabzon, 44 km to the north.

Airports

  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 44 kmnorth
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 101 kmsouth
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 119 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 44 kmnorth
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 87 kmnortheast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 98 kmsouth
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 111 kmwest
  • Ordu Population: 229.2K 153 kmwest

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

Day trips from Taşkesen Tepesi

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 247 natural sites, 227 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Çakır Gölü Lake 6 kmSE
  • Üçpınar Tepesi Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Kostan Dağı Mountain 15 kmSE
  • Koroş Dağı Mountain 13 kmSW

25–60 km155 places

  • Hıdırnebi Mountain 42 kmNW
  • Hidirnebi Plateau Natural site 41 kmNW
  • Sera Gölü Lake 41 kmN
  • Salyazı Barajı Lake 43 kmS

60–100 km291 places

  • Yedi Göller Lake 92 kmS
  • Kara Göl Lake 62 kmE
  • Kabak Tepesi Mountain 82 kmS
  • Hatabi Tepe Mountain 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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