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Mountain

Karakol Tepesi

Located in Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°34′00″ N 42°25′00″ E

Map showing the location of Karakol Tepesi Karakol Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,527 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Şenkaya
6.4 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport59 km
AJI Ağrı Airport114 km

About Karakol Tepesi

Karakol Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,527 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Karakötek Tepesi and Kireçli Göl.

Climate of Karakol Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -8° · Rain 44 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 360 km south20°
  • Silopi · 370 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
May (85 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 Karakol Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-1°6°12°16°21°21°18°10°2°-4°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-11°-4°0°3°6°6°2°-3°-8°-13°
Precipitation (mm)303338598574484233514435

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Karakol Tepesi

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 59 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (124 km). The nearest large city is Ağrı, 109 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 59 kmeast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 114 kmsoutheast
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 124 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 109 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 121 kmsouthwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 136 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 156 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 168 kmwest

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

Day trips from Karakol Tepesi

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 400 natural sites, 353 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km52 places

  • Kireçli Göl Lake 1 kmS
  • Mihran Dağı Mountain 18 kmE
  • Hüseyindede Tepesi Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Erdavut Dağı Mountain 17 kmN

25–60 km223 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 60 kmSE
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 55 kmNE
  • Zamp Dağı Mountain 34 kmN
  • Yağmurlu Dağ Mountain 27 kmS

60–100 km527 places

  • Ani Historic site 98 kmE
  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 98 kmNE
  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 67 kmN
  • Ufak Adası Island 95 kmNE

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