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Kes Dağı

Located in Göksun İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province Coordinates: 37°59′00″ N 36°40′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kes Dağı Kes Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,017 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kızılöz
3.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport55 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport134 km

About Kes Dağı

Kes Dağı is a mountain. Location: Göksun İlçesi, Kahramanmaraş Province. Elevation: 2,017 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Gücükdağı Tepesi and Kaman Dağı.

Climate of Kes Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -4° · Rain 64 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 108 km south21°
  • İskenderun · 161 km south22°
  • Adana · 162 km southwest21°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
December (89 mm)
Driest month
July (7 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kes Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°4°10°16°21°25°25°22°15°7°1°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-5°-1°3°6°8°8°4°1°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)7767776756237713466489

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

How to get to Kes Dağı

The nearest airport is Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM), 55 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) (135 km). The nearest large city is Kahramanmaraş, 50 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 55 kmsoutheast
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 134 kmeast
  • Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) Kayseri 135 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 50 kmsoutheast
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 107 kmsouth
  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 120 kmsoutheast
  • Kayseri Population: 1.5M 133 kmnorthwest
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 144 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kes Dağı

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 308 natural sites, 163 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Tekne Dağı Mountain 12 kmW
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 11 kmE
  • Kışlak Dağı Mountain 23 kmE
  • Kaletaş Tepesi Mountain 24 kmNE

25–60 km148 places

  • Menzelet Barajı Lake 35 kmSE
  • Uzunziyaret Tepesi Mountain 57 kmS
  • Ufacıklar Tepesi Mountain 33 kmNE
  • Tuzlu Tepe Mountain 39 kmN

60–100 km290 places

  • Karatepe Aslantaşı Milli Parkı Natural site 85 kmSW
  • Örmeli Göl Lake 94 kmS
  • Arıklıkaş Göleti Lake 93 kmS
  • Kara Göl Lake 93 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kızılöz Village, Göksun İlçesi
    3.4 km NE
  • Elmalı Village, Göksun İlçesi
    3.9 km NW
  • Ahmetcik Village, Göksun İlçesi
    4.7 km N
  • Yeşilköy Village, Göksun İlçesi
    6 km E
  • Taşkesen Village, Göksun İlçesi
    6.8 km NE
  • Gücüksu Village, Göksun İlçesi
    8 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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