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Mountain

Sıçankale Dağı

Located in Horasan İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°14′00″ N 42°03′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sıçankale Dağı Sıçankale Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,508 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Çamlıkale
3 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport81 km
KSY Kars Airport98 km

About Sıçankale Dağı

Sıçankale Dağı is a mountain. Location: Horasan İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,508 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Topyolu Tepesi and Erzurum Kars Platosu.

Climate of Sıçankale Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -7° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 323 km south20°
  • Silopi · 334 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 362 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
May (87 mm)
Driest month
September (30 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 Sıçankale Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-1°7°12°17°22°23°19°11°3°-4°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-11°-4°0°3°7°7°2°-2°-7°-12°
Precipitation (mm)323642678765403330574937

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Sıçankale Dağı

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 81 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 75 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 81 kmwest
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 98 kmeast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 105 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 75 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 102 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 156 kmnorthwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 160 kmnorth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 174 kmeast

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

Day trips from Sıçankale Dağı

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 424 natural sites, 321 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km33 places

  • Telli Tepe Mountain 21 kmW
  • Gerek Dağı Mountain 11 kmE
  • Gök Tepe Mountain 17 kmW
  • Kurunlar Tepesi Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km215 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 56 kmNW
  • Kireçli Göl Lake 47 kmNE
  • Sarıkom Dağı Mountain 57 kmSE
  • Nalbant Dağı Mountain 57 kmSW

60–100 km510 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 86 kmE
  • Papak Gölü Lake 71 kmE
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 74 kmE
  • Kara Göller Lake 99 kmN

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