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Mountain

Balk Dağı

Located in Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş Province Coordinates: 37°28′35″ N 36°28′27″ E

Map showing the location of Balk Dağı Balk Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,508 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Güllüler
2.3 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport43 km
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport107 km

About Balk Dağı

Balk Dağı is a mountain. Location: Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş Province. Elevation: 1,508 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Berke Dağı and Çatak Dere.

Climate of Balk Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 1° · Rain 76 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 49 km southwest21°
  • İskenderun · 102 km south22°
  • Adana · 115 km southwest21°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (131 mm)
Driest month
July (7 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 Balk Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°14°19°23°26°26°24°19°11°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°4°7°11°14°14°11°6°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1181029880572279155476131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Balk Dağı

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 43 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) (107 km). The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 42 km to the east.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 43 kmeast
  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 107 kmsoutheast
  • Hatay Airport (HTY) Antakya 125 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 42 kmeast
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 93 kmsoutheast
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 102 kmsoutheast
  • İskenderun Population: 251.7K 102 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Balk Dağı

Within 100 km: 54 historic and cultural sites, 536 natural sites, 249 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km22 places

  • Yayak Tepesi Mountain 11 kmS
  • Uzunziyaret Tepesi Mountain 19 kmE
  • Kocayüce Tepe Mountain 13 kmNW
  • Tiril Dağı Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km182 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 28 kmSW
  • Örmeli Göl Lake 44 kmSE
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 36 kmS
  • Kara Göl Lake 44 kmSE

60–100 km635 places

  • Yağızlar Göleti Lake 88 kmW
  • İnekli Göl Lake 94 kmE
  • Burç Göleti Lake 77 kmSE
  • Azaplı Göl Lake 100 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Güllüler Village, Andırın İlçesi
    2.3 km W
  • Muratlı Village, Onikişubat
    4.2 km E
  • Kargı Village, Onikişubat
    4.8 km S
  • Köklü Village, Andırın İlçesi
    4.4 km NW
  • Boynuyoğunlu Village, Andırın İlçesi
    4.8 km SW
  • Bostanlı Village, Andırın İlçesi
    5.5 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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