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Mountain

Karakaya Tepesi

Located in Doğanşehir İlçesi, Malatya Province Coordinates: 38°05′38″ N 38°01′42″ E

Map showing the location of Karakaya Tepesi Karakaya Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,410 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Buğdayderesi
1.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport38 km
ADF Adıyaman Airport56 km

About Karakaya Tepesi

Karakaya Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Doğanşehir İlçesi, Malatya Province. Elevation: 2,410 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Buz Dağı and Gök Tepe.

Climate of Karakaya Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -5° · Rain 66 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 129 km south20°
  • Viranşehir · 180 km southeast18°
  • Osmaniye · 194 km southwest21°
Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
March (81 mm)
Driest month
August (3 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 Karakaya Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-3°2°9°15°21°25°25°21°14°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-12°-10°-6°-1°3°7°10°10°6°1°-5°-9°
Precipitation (mm)716481786321438446680

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

How to get to Karakaya Tepesi

The nearest airport is Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX), 38 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) (105 km). The nearest large city is Malatya, 38 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 38 kmnorth
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 56 kmsoutheast
  • Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) Şanlıurfa 105 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 38 kmnortheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 43 kmsoutheast
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 112 kmsouthwest
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 119 kmeast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 123 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Karakaya Tepesi

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 281 natural sites, 205 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km36 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 19 kmE
  • Kelebek Tepesi Mountain 20 kmE
  • Gök Tepe Mountain 5 kmS
  • Çopur Tepe Mountain 12 kmE

25–60 km167 places

  • Azaplı Göl Lake 57 kmSW
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 57 kmNE
  • Gölbaşı Gölü Lake 47 kmSW
  • Yelekçe Tepesi Mountain 46 kmNW

60–100 km293 places

  • İnekli Göl Lake 63 kmSW
  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 76 kmSE
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 62 kmSE
  • Mülk Sulama Göleti Lake 65 kmSE

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