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Leğen Deresi

Located in Rize Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°47′51″ N 40°54′44″ E

Map showing the location of Leğen Deresi Leğen Deresi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,966 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ortayayla
0.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport43 km
ERZ Erzurum International Airport96 km

About Leğen Deresi

Leğen Deresi is a river. Location: Rize Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Göller Deresi and Pumak Deresi.

Climate of Leğen Deresi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
May (107 mm)
Driest month
August (44 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 Leğen Deresi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°9°14°19°24°24°21°14°6°1°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-5°1°5°8°11°11°8°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)5854598810784474452857972

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Leğen Deresi

The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV), 43 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rize, 41 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 43 kmnorth
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 96 kmsouth
  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 97 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 41 kmnorthwest
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 103 kmwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 103 kmsouth
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 111 kmnortheast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 169 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Leğen Deresi

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 391 natural sites, 306 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • Yedi Göller Lake 17 kmS
  • Verçenik Tepesi Mountain 11 kmS
  • Tekfur Tepesi Mountain 5 kmW
  • Şeytan Dağı Mountain 21 kmSW

25–60 km263 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 42 kmN
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 43 kmN
  • Kara Göl Lake 55 kmSW
  • Koca Göl Lake 57 kmNE

60–100 km383 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 64 kmE
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 90 kmNE
  • Muratlı Baraj Gölü Lake 98 kmNE
  • Borçka Baraj Gölü Lake 90 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ortayayla Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    0.5 km NW
  • Sıraköy Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    0.6 km NE
  • Ortaköy Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    1.1 km W
  • Ortaklar Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    1.4 km W
  • Başköy Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    2.5 km W
  • Kale Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    3.5 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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