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Mişk Gölü

Located in Kars Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°40′15″ N 43°20′03″ E

Map showing the location of Mişk Gölü Mişk Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,803 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Halefoğlu
4.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport22 km
LWN Shirak International Airport45 km

About Mişk Gölü

Mişk Gölü is a lake. Location: Kars Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,803 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Mustafa Gölü and Sulak Tepe.

Climate of Mişk Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -5° · Rain 25 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 384 km south20°
  • Silopi · 388 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (79 mm)
Driest month
January (16 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 Mişk Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-3°3°12°16°21°25°26°22°14°6°-2°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-8°-1°3°7°10°10°5°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)162224477970443627332519

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

How to get to Mişk Gölü

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 22 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (45 km). The nearest large city is Iğdır, 103 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 22 kmsouthwest
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 45 kmeast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 90 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 109 kmsouth
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 169 kmnortheast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 170 kmnortheast
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 179 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Mişk Gölü

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 215 natural sites, 209 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Mustafa Gölü Lake 3 kmW
  • Lake Kuyucuk Lake 13 kmNE
  • Koz Gölü Lake 5 kmW
  • Hergele Gölü Lake 5 kmW

25–60 km188 places

  • Ani Historic site 27 kmSE
  • Ufak Adası Island 59 kmN
  • Kaçak Adası Island 59 kmN
  • Büyük Ada Island 45 kmN

60–100 km250 places

  • Didi Abuli Mountain 89 kmN
  • Baraleti Church of the Theotokos Attraction 98 kmN
  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 81 kmN
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 79 kmN

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