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Kaymak Tepesi

Located in Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°46′54″ N 42°30′11″ E

Map showing the location of Kaymak Tepesi Kaymak Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,500 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Köşkköy
1.5 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport57 km
LWN Shirak International Airport115 km

About Kaymak Tepesi

Kaymak Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,500 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Elmalı Tepe and Köroğlu Tepesi.

Climate of Kaymak Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -8° · Rain 42 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 385 km south20°
  • Silopi · 393 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -17°)
Wettest month
May (88 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 Kaymak Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-5°-2°6°11°15°20°20°17°10°2°-4°
Average low (°C)-17°-16°-12°-4°0°2°6°5°1°-3°-8°-13°
Precipitation (mm)303337588882565038494235

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Kaymak Tepesi

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 57 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (115 km). The nearest large city is Batumi, 120 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 57 kmsoutheast
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 115 kmeast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 120 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 127 kmsouth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 142 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 162 kmsoutheast
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 166 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kaymak Tepesi

Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 377 natural sites, 347 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Zamp Dağı Mountain 18 kmNW
  • Serekli Dağ Mountain 23 kmW
  • Koyun Tepesi Mountain 25 kmE
  • Karakol Tepesi Mountain 25 kmS

25–60 km227 places

  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 43 kmN
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 43 kmE
  • Akgöl Lake 43 kmNW
  • Kara Göller Lake 41 kmNW

60–100 km509 places

  • Ani Historic site 95 kmE
  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 99 kmNE
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 95 kmNE
  • Tmogvi Castle Historic site 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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