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Mountain

Kara Dağ

Located in Gerze İlçesi, Sinop Province Coordinates: 41°41′00″ N 34°56′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kara Dağ Kara Dağ
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,245 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dıranas
1.9 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOP Sinop Airport39 km
KFS Kastamonu Airport103 km

About Kara Dağ

Kara Dağ is a mountain. Location: Gerze İlçesi, Sinop Province. Elevation: 1,245 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sinop Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Rahat Dağı and Çal Dağı.

Climate of Kara Dağ

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
December (79 mm)
Driest month
July (36 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 Kara Dağ
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°11°15°18°21°21°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°1°5°8°11°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)665051596655364148676579

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kara Dağ

The nearest airport is Sinop Airport (NOP), 39 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kastamonu, 102 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sinop Airport (NOP) Sinop 39 kmnorth
  • Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 103 kmsouthwest
  • Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) Amasya 107 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kastamonu Population: 125.6K 102 kmwest
  • Samsun Population: 394K 125 kmeast
  • Çorum Population: 269.6K 126 kmsouth
  • Amasya Population: 114.9K 137 kmsoutheast
  • Turhal Population: 110.9K 173 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Kara Dağ

Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 342 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km95 places

  • Erfelek Baraj Gölü Lake 24 kmNW
  • Sülü Dağı Mountain 17 kmS
  • Sivrice Tepe Mountain 12 kmN
  • Salamut Tepesi Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km186 places

  • Tavşan Adası Island 46 kmN
  • Sarı Ada Island 42 kmN
  • Sarıkum Gölü Lake 37 kmN
  • Altınkaya Baraj Gölü Lake 46 kmSE

60–100 km249 places

  • Uzun Gölü Lake 98 kmE
  • Tuzlu Göl Lake 89 kmE
  • Liman Göl Lake 91 kmE
  • Liman Göl Lake 90 kmE

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