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Pontic Mountains

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 40°30′00″ N 40°30′00″ E

Map showing the location of Pontic Mountains Pontic Mountains
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,613 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yoncalı
5.3 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport81 km
TZX Trabzon International Airport81 km

About Pontic Mountains

Pontic Mountains is a mountain. Location: Turkey. Elevation: 2,613 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Demirkapı Tepesi and Yamalı Dağ.

Climate of Pontic Mountains

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -8° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 368 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 370 km south18°
  • Cizre · 381 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -17°)
Wettest month
May (79 mm)
Driest month
August (22 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 Pontic Mountains
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-1°6°12°16°21°22°17°10°2°-5°
Average low (°C)-17°-15°-11°-4°-1°2°6°6°2°-3°-8°-13°
Precipitation (mm)363545697958252229534943

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Pontic Mountains

The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV), 81 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rize, 58 km to the north.

Airports

  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 81 kmnorth
  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 81 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 83 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 58 kmnorth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 93 kmsoutheast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 121 kmsouthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 179 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Pontic Mountains

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 668 natural sites, 418 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Kara Göl Lake 12 kmW
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 18 kmN
  • Yamalı Dağ Mountain 4 kmS
  • Kirazlı Dağ Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km227 places

  • Yedi Göller Lake 36 kmNE
  • Zilfo Dağı Mountain 47 kmW
  • Verçenik Tepesi Mountain 43 kmNE
  • Vavuk Dağı Mountain 57 kmW

60–100 km823 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 84 kmNE
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 83 kmNE
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 97 kmE
  • Sera Gölü Lake 92 kmNW

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