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Mountain

Yelkenli Tepe

Located in Aşkale İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°04′48″ N 40°45′49″ E

Map showing the location of Yelkenli Tepe Yelkenli Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,720 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mezraa
4.9 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport37 km
ERC Erzincan Airport113 km

About Yelkenli Tepe

Yelkenli Tepe is a mountain. Location: Aşkale İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,720 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Caneren Deresi and Keçitaşı Tepesi.

Climate of Yelkenli Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -8° · Rain 57 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 322 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 329 km south18°
  • Cizre · 330 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -17°)
Wettest month
May (89 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 Yelkenli Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-3°5°11°16°21°22°18°10°2°-5°
Average low (°C)-17°-16°-11°-5°-1°3°6°6°2°-3°-8°-14°
Precipitation (mm)414250828955242025605749

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Yelkenli Tepe

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 37 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 48 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 37 kmeast
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 113 kmwest
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 122 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 48 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 106 kmnorth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 115 kmwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 135 kmsouth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 135 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Yelkenli Tepe

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 932 natural sites, 489 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km89 places

  • Kop Dağı Mountain 22 kmW
  • Koç Dağı Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Esirgölü Tepesi Mountain 12 kmE
  • Çavuşkıran Dagı Mountain 18 kmNW

25–60 km711 places

  • Kara Göl Lake 60 kmNW
  • Taşlı Göl Lake 45 kmS
  • Büyük Göl Lake 45 kmS
  • Medek Gölleri Lake 46 kmS

60–100 km630 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 96 kmNE
  • Salyazı Barajı Lake 84 kmW
  • Yedi Göller Lake 93 kmW
  • Bahri Gölü Lake 92 kmS

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