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Mountain

Tombul Tepe

Located in Kars Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°39′15″ N 42°40′25″ E

Map showing the location of Tombul Tepe Tombul Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,019 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kosor
2 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport39 km
LWN Shirak International Airport101 km

About Tombul Tepe

Tombul Tepe is a mountain. Location: Kars Province, Turkey. Elevation: 3,019 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Bakir Dağ and Ziyaret Dağı.

Climate of Tombul Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -11° · Rain 38 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 372 km south20°
  • Silopi · 380 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -20°)
Wettest month
May (87 mm)
Driest month
January (26 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 Tombul Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-9°-5°3°9°13°17°18°15°8°0°-7°
Average low (°C)-20°-20°-15°-8°-4°-1°2°2°-2°-7°-11°-17°
Precipitation (mm)263034568776514434483830

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Tombul Tepe

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 39 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (101 km). The nearest large city is Ağrı, 109 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 39 kmeast
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 101 kmeast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 115 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 109 kmsouth
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 140 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 142 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 145 kmsouthwest
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 179 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Tombul Tepe

Within 100 km: 65 historic and cultural sites, 356 natural sites, 324 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Kireçli Göl Lake 24 kmSW
  • Mihran Dağı Mountain 16 kmS
  • Koyun Tepesi Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Kızılkaya Dağı Mountain 13 kmSE

25–60 km208 places

  • Lavaş Gölü Lake 59 kmNE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 48 kmSE
  • Mustafa Gölü Lake 53 kmE
  • Mişk Gölü Lake 56 kmE

60–100 km494 places

  • Ani Historic site 78 kmE
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 97 kmNE
  • Tmogvi Castle Historic site 99 kmNE
  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 76 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kosor Village, Kars Province
    2 km W
  • Gedik Village, Göle İlçesi
    5.3 km N
  • Toptaş Village, Göle İlçesi
    8.2 km NE
  • Bozkuş Village, Selim İlçesi
    7.8 km E
  • Hasbey Village, Selim İlçesi
    8.9 km SE
  • Darboğaz Village, Selim İlçesi
    8.7 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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