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Doruk Tepesi

Located in Sarıkamış İlçesi, Kars Province Coordinates: 40°07′55″ N 42°35′57″ E

Map showing the location of Doruk Tepesi Doruk Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,936 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Karapınar
0.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport64 km
KSY Kars Airport65 km

About Doruk Tepesi

Doruk Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Sarıkamış İlçesi, Kars Province. Elevation: 1,936 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Harziyar Dağı and Eskikarakurt Deresi.

Climate of Doruk Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -4° · Rain 39 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 314 km south20°
  • Silopi · 321 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 371 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
May (77 mm)
Driest month
September (21 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 Doruk Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°2°11°16°21°26°27°23°15°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-8°-1°3°6°10°10°5°0°-4°-10°
Precipitation (mm)253136567757332621463928

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Doruk Tepesi

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 64 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 60 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 64 kmsoutheast
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 65 kmnortheast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 110 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 60 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 116 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 126 kmeast
  • Van Population: 525K 194 kmsouth
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 202 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Doruk Tepesi

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 328 natural sites, 304 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km40 places

  • Papak Gölü Lake 23 kmE
  • Sarıkom Dağı Mountain 23 kmS
  • Yağmurlu Dağ Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Süphandağı Tepesi Mountain 13 kmNW

25–60 km189 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 44 kmNE
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 26 kmE
  • Kireçli Göl Lake 49 kmN
  • Üçtepeler Mountain 58 kmS

60–100 km460 places

  • Ani Historic site 93 kmNE
  • Kaz Gölü Lake 91 kmS
  • Lake Balık Lake 92 kmSE
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 99 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Karapınar Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    0.8 km SE
  • Beşyol Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    4.1 km E
  • Karakurt Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    3.8 km N
  • Başköy Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    5.6 km S
  • Uzungazi Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    6.9 km NW
  • Armutlu Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    7.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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