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Mountain

Beyaz Tepe

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°10′03″ N 43°18′41″ E

Map showing the location of Beyaz Tepe Beyaz Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,427 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bilgi
9.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport33 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport107 km

About Beyaz Tepe

Beyaz Tepe is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,427 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Mevzi Dağı and Kartal Tepe.

Climate of Beyaz Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -1° · Night -10° · Rain 64 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 127 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 136 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 264 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
April (85 mm)
Driest month
July (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Beyaz Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-9°-5°2°8°15°20°20°15°7°-1°-8°
Average low (°C)-18°-17°-13°-7°-3°1°5°5°0°-5°-10°-15°
Precipitation (mm)4957738563237712576456

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Beyaz Tepe

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 33 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 37 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 33 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 107 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 142 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 37 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 123 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 127 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 136 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 173 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Beyaz Tepe

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 660 natural sites, 411 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 25 kmE
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 3 kmSW
  • Karataş Tepesi Mountain 21 kmE

25–60 km336 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 59 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 53 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 31 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 35 kmNW

60–100 km719 places

  • Lim Island Island 78 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 68 kmNW
  • Lake Van Lake 62 kmNW
  • Lake Arin Lake 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bilgi Village, Çatak İlçesi
    9.1 km SW
  • Boyunpınar Village, Çatak İlçesi
    7 km W
  • Üçüzler Village, Çatak İlçesi
    7.3 km S
  • Derebaşı Village, Çatak İlçesi
    7.4 km NW
  • Saygın Village, Çatak İlçesi
    8.1 km W
  • Onağıl Village, Çatak İlçesi
    8.2 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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