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Mountain

Karakaya Tepesi

Located in Palandöken, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 39°44′32″ N 41°06′11″ E

Map showing the location of Karakaya Tepesi Karakaya Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,740 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Taşağıl
2.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport24 km
BGG Bingöl Airport107 km

About Karakaya Tepesi

Karakaya Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Palandöken, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,740 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Karapınar Dağı and Ziyaret Tepesi.

Climate of Karakaya Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -8° · Rain 58 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 284 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 288 km south19°
  • Silopi · 302 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -17°)
Wettest month
May (86 mm)
Driest month
August (17 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 Karakaya Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-4°5°11°16°22°22°18°10°1°-6°
Average low (°C)-17°-16°-11°-5°-1°3°7°6°2°-3°-8°-14°
Precipitation (mm)434654818648221723605850

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Karakaya Tepesi

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 24 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 24 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 24 kmnorth
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 107 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 120 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 24 kmnortheast
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 109 kmsouthwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 138 kmwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 150 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 166 kmeast

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

Day trips from Karakaya Tepesi

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 913 natural sites, 468 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km246 places

  • Çimli Göl Lake 25 kmSW
  • Mahmudun Gölü Lake 24 kmSW
  • Yıldırım Dağı Mountain 21 kmE
  • Şakşak Tepesi Mountain 24 kmS

25–60 km717 places

  • Bahri Gölü Lake 49 kmS
  • Taşlı Göl Lake 29 kmW
  • Büyük Göl Lake 28 kmW
  • Medek Gölleri Lake 31 kmW

60–100 km428 places

  • Seki Gölü Lake 63 kmSE
  • Lake Akdoğan Lake 87 kmSE
  • Nilüfer Gölü Lake 91 kmSE
  • Derik Gölü Lake 94 kmSE

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