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Mountain

Mollatopuz Tepe

Located in Özalp İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°37′22″ N 44°06′04″ E

Map showing the location of Mollatopuz Tepe Mollatopuz Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,420 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mollatopuz
0.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport69 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport120 km

About Mollatopuz Tepe

Mollatopuz Tepe is a mountain. Location: Özalp İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,420 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Değirmi Gölü and Cemelgölü Pınarı.

Climate of Mollatopuz Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -5° · Rain 39 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 210 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 221 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 348 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
April (65 mm)
Driest month
August (12 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 Mollatopuz Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°1°9°15°20°25°26°21°13°6°-2°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-8°-2°3°6°10°10°5°0°-5°-11°
Precipitation (mm)363848655933161212453939

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

How to get to Mollatopuz Tepe

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 69 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) (133 km). The nearest large city is Van, 64 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 69 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 120 kmsouth
  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 133 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 64 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 145 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 152 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 204 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 210 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Mollatopuz Tepe

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 278 natural sites, 189 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 22 kmNE
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 4 kmSE
  • Akgöl Lake 21 kmSW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 21 kmSW

25–60 km158 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 28 kmW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 46 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 43 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 43 kmW

60–100 km276 places

  • Lim Island Island 71 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 88 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 98 kmW
  • Lake Arin Lake 99 kmW

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