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Mountain

Solar Tepesi

Located in Yakutiye, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°10′22″ N 41°07′37″ E

Map showing the location of Solar Tepesi Solar Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,842 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sırlı
5.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport24 km
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport114 km

About Solar Tepesi

Solar Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Yakutiye, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,842 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Kuşdağı Tepesi and Gâvurdağları.

Climate of Solar Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -9° · Rain 57 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 329 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 335 km south19°
  • Silopi · 346 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
May (91 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Solar Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-4°4°10°15°20°21°17°9°0°-7°
Average low (°C)-18°-17°-12°-5°-2°2°5°5°1°-4°-9°-15°
Precipitation (mm)394146769162322732655747

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Solar Tepesi

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 32 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 24 kmsouth
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 114 kmnorth
  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 145 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 32 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 107 kmnorthwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 148 kmwest
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 150 kmnorthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 153 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Solar Tepesi

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 954 natural sites, 517 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km46 places

  • Yayla Tepesi Mountain 17 kmSE
  • Naldöken Tepesi Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Koç Dağı Mountain 18 kmW
  • Esirgölü Tepesi Mountain 21 kmSW

25–60 km587 places

  • Yedi Göller Lake 56 kmN
  • Dipsiz Göl Lake 55 kmSW
  • Topalın Gölü Lake 55 kmSW
  • Yusuf Gölü Lake 55 kmSW

60–100 km848 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 67 kmNE
  • Kara Göl Lake 76 kmNW
  • Bahri Gölü Lake 96 kmS
  • Taşlı Göl Lake 63 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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