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Mountain

Sert Tepe

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°13′45″ N 44°20′59″ E

Map showing the location of Sert Tepe Sert Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,000 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gelincik
3 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport76 km
OMH Urmia Airport89 km

About Sert Tepe

Sert Tepe is a mountain. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,000 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Doğanlı Dağları and Tavla Dağı.

Climate of Sert Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -6° · Rain 44 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 199 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 215 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 351 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
April (77 mm)
Driest month
September (10 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 Sert Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-2°6°11°17°22°23°19°11°3°-4°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-9°-4°1°5°9°8°4°-1°-6°-12°
Precipitation (mm)364260776229141110474443

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Sert Tepe

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 76 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 89 km to the west.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 76 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 89 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 93 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 89 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 190 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 199 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 200 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 214 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sert Tepe

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 315 natural sites, 227 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km40 places

  • Mirömer Dağı Mountain 14 kmN
  • Koç Dağı Mountain 25 kmS
  • Sarı Tepesi Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Hatıbor Tepesi Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km143 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 58 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 46 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 47 kmNW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 42 kmNW

60–100 km369 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 70 kmNW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 92 kmNW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 65 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gelincik Village, Başkale İlçesi
    3 km SE
  • Özpınar Village, Başkale İlçesi
    5.3 km NW
  • Bilgeç Village, Başkale İlçesi
    4.9 km W
  • Yavuzlar Village, Başkale İlçesi
    7.2 km W
  • Hanasor Village, Başkale İlçesi
    7.5 km SW
  • Meydanlı Village, Başkale İlçesi
    7.9 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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