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Büyükkızlar Dağı

Located in Horasan İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 39°51′01″ N 42°13′31″ E

Map showing the location of Büyükkızlar Dağı Büyükkızlar Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,831 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Çayırbeyli
2.9 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport72 km
ERZ Erzurum International Airport91 km

About Büyükkızlar Dağı

Büyükkızlar Dağı is a mountain. Location: Horasan İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,831 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Karataş Dağı and Şeriyan Çayı.

Climate of Büyükkızlar Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -10° · Rain 45 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 280 km south20°
  • Silopi · 291 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 329 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -19°)
Wettest month
May (78 mm)
Driest month
September (21 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 Büyükkızlar Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-9°-4°5°10°15°21°21°17°9°0°-7°
Average low (°C)-19°-18°-13°-6°-2°1°5°4°0°-5°-10°-15°
Precipitation (mm)293643627854292321524533

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Büyükkızlar Dağı

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 71 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 72 kmeast
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 91 kmwest
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 109 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 71 kmeast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 81 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 156 kmeast
  • Van Population: 525K 181 kmsoutheast
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 184 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Büyükkızlar Dağı

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 358 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km25 places

  • Mirgemir Dağı Mountain 14 kmSE
  • Karataş Dağı Mountain 5 kmW
  • Göçür Dağı Mountain 16 kmW
  • Çakmak Dağı Mountain 10 kmS

25–60 km185 places

  • Kaz Gölü Lake 58 kmS
  • Ziyaret Tepe Mountain 51 kmSE
  • Üçtepeler Mountain 58 kmE
  • Sarıkom Dağı Mountain 32 kmE

60–100 km418 places

  • Seki Gölü Lake 98 kmSW
  • Lake Haçlı Lake 92 kmS
  • Lake Akdoğan Lake 89 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 88 kmNE

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