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Mountain

Gürgürbaba Tepe

Located in Erciş, Van Province Coordinates: 39°11′00″ N 43°10′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gürgürbaba Tepe Gürgürbaba Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,445 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Medanboğazı
1.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport54 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport81 km

About Gürgürbaba Tepe

Gürgürbaba Tepe is a mountain. Location: Erciş, Van Province. Elevation: 2,445 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Cer Pınarı and Metsopavank.

Climate of Gürgürbaba Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -5° · Rain 53 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 223 km southwest20°
  • Silopi · 224 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 317 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (83 mm)
Driest month
August (20 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 Gürgürbaba Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°6°13°19°25°25°21°13°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-8°-2°2°5°10°9°5°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)374552788348222023655345

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Gürgürbaba Tepe

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 54 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 60 km to the north.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 54 kmnorth
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 81 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 107 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 60 kmnorth
  • Van Population: 525K 79 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 112 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 175 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 181 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gürgürbaba Tepe

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 308 natural sites, 246 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km32 places

  • Pivazok Tepesi Mountain 19 kmN
  • Hanımyamaç Tepe Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Giresor Tepe Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Gerger Tepe Mountain 23 kmS

25–60 km164 places

  • Lim Island Island 39 kmSE
  • Lake Arin Lake 44 kmS
  • Batmış Gölü Lake 55 kmSW
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 49 kmSW

60–100 km378 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 91 kmSE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 64 kmS
  • Akdamar Adası Island 94 kmS
  • Kuzu Adası Island 92 kmS

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