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Mountain

Top Tepe

Located in Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°46′48″ N 42°16′02″ E

Map showing the location of Top Tepe Top Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,106 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Beykaynak
1 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport76 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport108 km

About Top Tepe

Top Tepe is a mountain. Location: Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,106 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Serekli Dağ and Yassı Dağ.

Climate of Top Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 38 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 384 km south20°
  • Silopi · 394 km south20°
Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
May (68 mm)
Driest month
September (27 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 Top Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°3°10°15°19°23°23°19°12°4°-2°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-8°-2°2°5°9°8°4°-1°-5°-11°
Precipitation (mm)283033506868433627433831

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Top Tepe

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 76 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (108 km). The nearest large city is Batumi, 110 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 76 kmeast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 108 kmnorthwest
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 127 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 110 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 128 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 135 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 149 kmwest
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 169 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Top Tepe

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 406 natural sites, 363 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Zamp Dağı Mountain 11 kmNE
  • Serekli Dağ Mountain 4 kmNW
  • Horasan Tepesi Mountain 22 kmN
  • Erdavut Dağı Mountain 11 kmSE

25–60 km269 places

  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 45 kmN
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 56 kmW
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 50 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 40 kmN

60–100 km469 places

  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 92 kmNE
  • Acharistsqali River 96 kmNW
  • Machakhlistsqali River 94 kmNW
  • Ufak Adası Island 90 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Beykaynak Village, Şenkaya İlçesi
    1 km SE
  • Balkaya Village, Şenkaya İlçesi
    4.4 km S
  • Pancirot Village, Şenkaya İlçesi
    2.8 km E
  • Susuz Village, Şenkaya İlçesi
    5.4 km S
  • Uğurlu Village, Şenkaya İlçesi
    3.4 km SE
  • Kaban Village, Olur İlçesi
    2.8 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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