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Balkayası Tepesi

Located in Kelkit İlçesi, Gümüşhane Province Coordinates: 40°01′45″ N 39°33′13″ E

Map showing the location of Balkayası Tepesi Balkayası Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,198 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sadak
3.5 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ERC Erzincan Airport35 km
TZX Trabzon International Airport109 km

About Balkayası Tepesi

Balkayası Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Kelkit İlçesi, Gümüşhane Province. Elevation: 2,198 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Otlukbeli Dağları and Alışyer Deresi.

Climate of Balkayası Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -5° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 312 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 328 km south19°
  • Suruç · 353 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (76 mm)
Driest month
August (10 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 Balkayası Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°3°11°16°20°25°25°21°14°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-13°-11°-7°-1°3°6°9°9°5°0°-5°-9°
Precipitation (mm)423952697646121018464948

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Balkayası Tepesi

The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (ERC), 35 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzincan, 33 km to the south.

Airports

  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 35 kmsouth
  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 109 kmnorth
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 138 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 33 kmsouth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 109 kmnorth
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 137 kmnortheast
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 140 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 148 kmeast

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

Day trips from Balkayası Tepesi

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 343 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km41 places

  • Kabak Tepesi Mountain 16 kmS
  • Hatabi Tepe Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Hatabi Dağı Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Ak Dağ Mountain 21 kmSE

25–60 km142 places

  • Salyazı Barajı Lake 33 kmNE
  • Beş Göller Lake 56 kmNW
  • Yedi Göller Lake 31 kmSE
  • Tayran Dağı Mountain 51 kmS

60–100 km431 places

  • Palat Gölü Lake 97 kmSW
  • Aşağıtepecik Gölü Lake 82 kmW
  • Koç Gölü Lake 65 kmS
  • Çakır Gölü Lake 62 kmN

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