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Kaplankaya Tepesi

Located in Narman İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°22′21″ N 42°00′40″ E

Map showing the location of Kaplankaya Tepesi Kaplankaya Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,346 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tuzlataşı
1 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport85 km
KSY Kars Airport96 km

About Kaplankaya Tepesi

Kaplankaya Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Narman İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,346 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Narman Boğazı and Erzurum Kars Platosu.

Climate of Kaplankaya Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -6° · Rain 46 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 339 km south20°
  • Silopi · 350 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 375 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (84 mm)
Driest month
January (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 Kaplankaya Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°0°8°13°18°23°23°19°12°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-9°-3°1°4°8°7°3°-2°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)303440628468423530544635

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Kaplankaya Tepesi

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 85 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 81 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 85 kmsouthwest
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 96 kmeast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 118 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 81 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 114 kmsoutheast
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 144 kmnorth
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 145 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 180 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kaplankaya Tepesi

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 453 natural sites, 323 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Sıçankale Dağı Mountain 16 kmS
  • Karadağ Mountain 18 kmW
  • Gerek Dağı Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Kabak Tepe Mountain 25 kmNW

25–60 km226 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 43 kmNW
  • Kireçli Göl Lake 40 kmNE
  • Karataş Dağı Mountain 60 kmS
  • Çobandede Tepesi Mountain 44 kmS

60–100 km521 places

  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 95 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 88 kmE
  • Papak Gölü Lake 78 kmE
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 81 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tuzlataşı Village, Narman İlçesi
    1 km NW
  • Serinsu Village, Narman İlçesi
    2.4 km SW
  • Güvenlik Village, Narman İlçesi
    2.4 km NE
  • Koçkaya Village, Narman İlçesi
    4.8 km NW
  • Kâmhis Village, Narman İlçesi
    2.5 km S
  • Kilimli Village, Narman İlçesi
    5.5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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