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Mountain

Gök Dağ

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°47′02″ N 43°50′16″ E

Map showing the location of Gök Dağ Gök Dağ
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,573 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Güncarik
4 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport44 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport88 km

About Gök Dağ

Gök Dağ is a mountain. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,573 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Hakkâri Dağları and Yıldız Tepe.

Climate of Gök Dağ

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -1° · Night -9° · Rain 68 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 135 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 154 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 295 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
April (99 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 Gök Dağ
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-9°-5°2°8°14°19°20°16°8°-1°-7°
Average low (°C)-18°-17°-13°-7°-2°2°6°6°2°-4°-9°-15°
Precipitation (mm)577188996319878556865

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Gök Dağ

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 44 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 88 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 44 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 88 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 109 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 88 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 154 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 168 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 225 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gök Dağ

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 574 natural sites, 360 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

  • Ayran Gölü Lake 18 kmSW
  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 15 kmE
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 14 kmN
  • Kürek Dağı Mountain 24 kmS

25–60 km358 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 40 kmW
  • Davulcu Gölü Lake 59 kmSE
  • Büyük Göl Lake 57 kmSE
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 48 kmS

60–100 km538 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 83 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 94 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 98 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Güncarik Village, Hakkari
    4 km S
  • Doyum Village, Başkale İlçesi
    5.7 km N
  • Tiranis Village, Başkale İlçesi
    6.1 km NE
  • Ortanca Village, Başkale İlçesi
    6.8 km N
  • Kaymaklı Village, Hakkari
    5.8 km SW
  • Yukarı Dallı Village, Başkale İlçesi
    7.3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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