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Köse Dağı

Located in Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 39°09′35″ N 43°48′33″ E

Map showing the location of Köse Dağı Köse Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,606 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hıdırmentes
2.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport87 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport87 km

About Köse Dağı

Köse Dağı is a mountain. Location: Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,606 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Sivri Tepesi and Uğrak Dere.

Climate of Köse Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -6° · Rain 47 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 243 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 248 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 358 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
April (67 mm)
Driest month
August (15 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 Köse Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-1°7°13°19°24°24°20°12°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-9°-3°1°4°9°8°4°-2°-6°-12°
Precipitation (mm)354046676540181517564742

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Köse Dağı

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 87 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 83 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 87 kmnorthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 87 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 91 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 83 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 87 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 90 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 213 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 233 kmwest

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

Day trips from Köse Dağı

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 261 natural sites, 195 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km33 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 22 kmS
  • Kazlıgöl Lake 18 kmNE
  • Aytepe Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Sarıçiçek Dağı Mountain 25 kmNW

25–60 km148 places

  • Lim Island Island 51 kmSW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 53 kmSE
  • Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 57 kmNE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 58 kmS

60–100 km291 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 70 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 88 kmSW
  • Lake Van Lake 98 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hıdırmentes Village, Çaldıran İlçesi
    2.2 km NW
  • Çaldıran City, Çaldıran İlçesi
    9 km E
  • Yatırlı Village, Çaldıran İlçesi
    5.3 km N
  • Kavullu Village, Çaldıran İlçesi
    6.3 km N
  • Şikefti Village, Çaldıran İlçesi
    6.4 km N
  • Ayrancılar Village, Çaldıran İlçesi
    6.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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