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Mountain

Melendiz Dağı

Located in Altunhisar District, Niğde Province Coordinates: 38°07′00″ N 34°25′00″ E

Map showing the location of Melendiz Dağı Melendiz Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,295 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kitreli
8.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NAV Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport73 km
ASR Kayseri Erkilet International Airport119 km

About Melendiz Dağı

Melendiz Dağı is a mountain. Location: Altunhisar District, Niğde Province. Elevation: 2,295 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Çeçibuyduran Tepe and Boz Tepe.

Climate of Melendiz Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -5° · Rain 31 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Tarsus · 140 km south22°
  • Mersin · 146 km south22°
  • Adana · 149 km southeast21°
Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
May (61 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Melendiz Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°3°9°14°18°22°22°19°12°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-7°-2°1°4°7°6°3°-1°-5°-9°
Precipitation (mm)3534486061368711303144

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Melendiz Dağı

The nearest airport is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), 73 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aksaray, 44 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) Nevşehir 73 kmnorth
  • Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 119 kmnortheast
  • Çukurova International Airport (COV) Tarsus 148 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aksaray Population: 327.6K 44 kmnorthwest
  • Heraclea Population: 156.3K 74 kmsouthwest
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 116 kmnortheast
  • Kırşehir Population: 150.7K 116 kmnorth
  • Tarsus Population: 350.7K 140 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Melendiz Dağı

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 256 natural sites, 137 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km23 places

  • Uluyol Sarnıcı Lake 23 kmNE
  • Şahinkalesi Tepesi Mountain 19 kmN
  • Leşkeri Tepe Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Çeçibuyduran Tepe Mountain 5 kmW

25–60 km120 places

  • Acıgöl Lake 25 kmN
  • Uluağaç Göleti Lake 39 kmE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 59 kmSE
  • Yarık Tepe Mountain 28 kmSW

60–100 km263 places

  • Akgöl Lake 90 kmW
  • Söbe Göl Lake 82 kmNE
  • Yaygölü Lake 78 kmE
  • Kanlı Gölü Lake 98 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kitreli Village, Çiftlik District
    8.1 km NW
  • Kula Village, Çiftlik District
    6.4 km NE
  • Şeyhler Village, Çiftlik District
    6.6 km N
  • Mahmutlu Village, Çiftlik District
    7.5 km N
  • Karanlıkdere Village, Bor
    14 km S
  • Altunhisar City, Altunhisar District
    14 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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