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Mountain

Kırmızıtaş Tepe

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°20′00″ N 43°35′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kırmızıtaş Tepe Kırmızıtaş Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,341 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Işıkpınar
3.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport27 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport104 km

About Kırmızıtaş Tepe

Kırmızıtaş Tepe is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,341 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Elyesünnet Dağı and Ziyaret Dağı.

Climate of Kırmızıtaş Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 56 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 156 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 166 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 293 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (82 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kırmızıtaş Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°3°10°16°22°27°27°23°15°7°0°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-5°0°5°9°13°13°8°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)455370826227111012545652

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kırmızıtaş Tepe

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 27 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 25 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 27 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 104 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 150 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 25 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 151 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 156 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 160 kmnorth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 166 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kırmızıtaş Tepe

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 523 natural sites, 342 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 15 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 24 kmN
  • Musakent Tepesi Mountain 25 kmN
  • Koçlu Dağı Mountain 10 kmSE

25–60 km257 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 29 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 53 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 48 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 52 kmW

60–100 km576 places

  • Lim Island Island 63 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 83 kmW
  • Şahur Adası Island 69 kmW
  • Lake Van Lake 67 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Işıkpınar Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.1 km SE
  • Erkaldı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.9 km NW
  • Hamurkesen Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.3 km E
  • Hasankoç Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.4 km NE
  • Ortaköy Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.6 km NE
  • Hacıköy Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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