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Sarpkaya Tepesi

Located in Yusufeli İlçesi, Artvin Province Coordinates: 40°45′57″ N 41°33′08″ E

Map showing the location of Sarpkaya Tepesi Sarpkaya Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,975 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tekkale
4 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport75 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport94 km

About Sarpkaya Tepesi

Sarpkaya Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Yusufeli İlçesi, Artvin Province. Elevation: 1,975 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Karadağ and Güngörmez Deresi.

Climate of Sarpkaya Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 59 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 386 km south20°
  • Silopi · 399 km south20°
Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
May (71 mm)
Driest month
August (38 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 Sarpkaya Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-1°3°10°15°19°24°24°20°12°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°4°6°10°10°6°1°-4°-8°
Precipitation (mm)464343597169433840625955

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Sarpkaya Tepesi

The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV), 75 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (94 km). The nearest large city is Rize, 91 km to the west.

Airports

  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 75 kmnorthwest
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 94 kmnorth
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 96 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 91 kmwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 97 kmnorth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 98 kmsouth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 156 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 172 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Sarpkaya Tepesi

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 454 natural sites, 359 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 17 kmSE
  • Koç Dağı Mountain 22 kmN
  • Kemerli Dağ Mountain 10 kmSE
  • Harkever Dağı Mountain 15 kmS

25–60 km306 places

  • Koca Göl Lake 45 kmN
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 49 kmNE
  • Yedi Göller Lake 58 kmW
  • Yazyurdu Tepesi Mountain 38 kmSW

60–100 km457 places

  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 85 kmNE
  • Bat’umis Qure Natural site 100 kmN
  • Çoruh Nehri River 93 kmN
  • Acharistsqali River 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tekkale Village, Yusufeli İlçesi
    4 km NW
  • Ormandibi Village, Yusufeli İlçesi
    4.9 km S
  • Yusufeli City, Yusufeli İlçesi
    6.2 km N
  • Morkaya Village, Yusufeli İlçesi
    5.8 km SE
  • Çeltikdüzü Village, Yusufeli İlçesi
    6 km W
  • Irmakyanı Village, Yusufeli İlçesi
    6.7 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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