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Gülkesti Dağı

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°08′39″ N 43°15′51″ E

Map showing the location of Gülkesti Dağı Gülkesti Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,011 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bilgi
5.3 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport36 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport108 km

About Gülkesti Dağı

Gülkesti Dağı is a mountain. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,011 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Kartal Tepe and Beyaz Tepe.

Climate of Gülkesti Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -6° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 122 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 131 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 259 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (96 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 Gülkesti Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-2°5°11°17°23°23°19°10°3°-4°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-9°-4°1°5°9°9°5°-1°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)5566839667238711597064

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Gülkesti Dağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 36 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 40 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 36 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 108 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 137 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 40 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 119 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 122 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 131 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 175 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gülkesti Dağı

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 665 natural sites, 412 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 2 kmE
  • Çadır Dağı Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Boz Tepesi Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km361 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 54 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 30 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 34 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 43 kmNW

60–100 km700 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 64 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 81 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 66 kmNW
  • Lake Van Lake 62 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bilgi Village, Çatak İlçesi
    5.3 km S
  • Saygın Village, Çatak İlçesi
    3.5 km W
  • Boyunpınar Village, Çatak İlçesi
    4.2 km NW
  • Teknecik Village, Çatak İlçesi
    4.7 km W
  • Derebaşı Village, Çatak İlçesi
    6.1 km NW
  • Üçüzler Village, Çatak İlçesi
    6.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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