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Yıldırımkaya Tepesi

Located in İspir İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°44′03″ N 41°03′22″ E

Map showing the location of Yıldırımkaya Tepesi Yıldırımkaya Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,240 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Başyurt
4.9 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport52 km
ERZ Erzurum International Airport87 km

About Yıldırımkaya Tepesi

Yıldırımkaya Tepesi is a mountain. Location: İspir İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 3,240 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Dilek Dağı and Tatos Dağları.

Climate of Yıldırımkaya Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -2° · Night -10° · Rain 78 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 391 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 396 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
May (105 mm)
Driest month
August (44 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 Yıldırımkaya Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-6°1°6°11°16°16°12°5°-2°-8°
Average low (°C)-18°-18°-14°-7°-4°-1°3°2°-1°-5°-10°-15°
Precipitation (mm)5653598610583474452857869

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Yıldırımkaya Tepesi

The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (107 km). The nearest large city is Rize, 55 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 52 kmnorth
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 87 kmsouth
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 107 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 55 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 94 kmsouth
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 112 kmnortheast
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 116 kmwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 173 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Yıldırımkaya Tepesi

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 430 natural sites, 327 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Yedi Göller Lake 17 kmSW
  • Verçenik Tepesi Mountain 11 kmW
  • Tekfur Tepesi Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Şeytan Dağı Mountain 24 kmSW

25–60 km297 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 50 kmN
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 51 kmN
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 50 kmE
  • Koca Göl Lake 55 kmNE

60–100 km406 places

  • Kara Göl Lake 99 kmNE
  • Kara Göl Lake 63 kmW
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 83 kmNE
  • Muratlı Baraj Gölü Lake 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Başyurt Village, İspir İlçesi
    4.9 km E
  • Çermans Village, İspir İlçesi
    5.3 km SE
  • Sırakonak Village, İspir İlçesi
    12 km E
  • Mezraa Village, İspir İlçesi
    7.6 km SE
  • Akrak Village, İspir İlçesi
    7.9 km E
  • Çatakkaya Village, İspir İlçesi
    8 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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