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Çatalkaya Tepesi

Located in Çamlıhemşin İlçesi, Rize Province Coordinates: 40°55′28″ N 40°54′38″ E

Map showing the location of Çatalkaya Tepesi Çatalkaya Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,883 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Meydankobaca
2.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport29 km
TZX Trabzon International Airport95 km

About Çatalkaya Tepesi

Çatalkaya Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Çamlıhemşin İlçesi, Rize Province. Elevation: 1,883 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Yayla Deresi and Palovit Deresi.

Climate of Çatalkaya Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
October (95 mm)
Driest month
February (55 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 Çatalkaya Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°9°14°18°21°21°18°12°6°0°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-5°1°4°7°10°9°6°2°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)625555728792575973958378

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Çatalkaya Tepesi

The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV), 29 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (96 km). The nearest large city is Rize, 34 km to the west.

Airports

  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 29 kmnorth
  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 95 kmwest
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 96 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 34 kmwest
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 100 kmwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 100 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 117 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 179 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Çatalkaya Tepesi

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 362 natural sites, 289 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km79 places

  • Tekfur Tepesi Mountain 15 kmS
  • Okçular Dağı Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Karaağaçlı Tepe Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Kaçkar Dağı Mountain 23 kmSE

25–60 km212 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 28 kmN
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 29 kmN
  • Koca Göl Lake 49 kmNE
  • Yedi Göller Lake 31 kmS

60–100 km373 places

  • Çoruh Nehri River 94 kmNE
  • Acharistsqali River 96 kmNE
  • Machakhlistsqali River 95 kmNE
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 70 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Meydankobaca Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    2.8 km SE
  • Amukta Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    2.9 km NE
  • Zilkale Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    3.8 km E
  • Meydanköy Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    4 km SE
  • Kobaca Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    4.6 km S
  • Şenköy Village, Çamlıhemşin İlçesi
    4.7 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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