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Büyükkale Tepesi

Located in Aşkale İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 39°45′09″ N 40°41′28″ E

Map showing the location of Büyükkale Tepesi Büyükkale Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,070 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tosunlu
1.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport47 km
BGG Bingöl Airport99 km

About Büyükkale Tepesi

Büyükkale Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Aşkale İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,070 m. The best months to visit are June–July, September. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Kudüs Tepesi and Dereçayırı Deresi.

Climate of Büyükkale Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–July, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -4° · Rain 67 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 285 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 293 km south18°
  • Cizre · 299 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (92 mm)
Driest month
August (16 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 Büyükkale Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°9°16°21°26°27°23°15°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°0°4°7°11°11°7°2°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)515360929248201622636760

Other places to visit in this season: June July September

How to get to Büyükkale Tepesi

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 53 km to the east.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 47 kmnortheast
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 99 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 100 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 53 kmeast
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 98 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 103 kmwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 142 kmnorth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 161 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Büyükkale Tepesi

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 907 natural sites, 480 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km498 places

  • Taşlı Göl Lake 12 kmSE
  • Büyük Göl Lake 12 kmSE
  • Medek Gölleri Lake 11 kmSE
  • Dipsiz Gölü Lake 13 kmSE

25–60 km458 places

  • Yıldırım Dağı Mountain 57 kmE
  • Siper Tepesi Mountain 44 kmSW
  • Seyidkasım Dağı Mountain 54 kmSW
  • Serçelik Dağı Mountain 27 kmSW

60–100 km440 places

  • Seki Gölü Lake 86 kmSE
  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 78 kmSW
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 86 kmS
  • Salyazı Barajı Lake 94 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tosunlu Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    1.7 km NE
  • Haydarhacı Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    0.3 km S
  • Yumruveren Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    2.9 km SE
  • Tozluca Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    2.6 km W
  • Çatören Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    2.7 km NE
  • Takdiş Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    4.2 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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