Mountains in Turkey
Mount Erciyes
3,916 m12,848 ft
Volcano · Taurus mountains · Turkey
Mount Erciyes is an inactive volcano in Kayseri Province, Turkey. It is a large stratovolcano surrounded by many monogenetic vents and lava domes, and one maar. The bulk of the volcano is formed by lava flows of andesitic and dacitic composition. At some time in the past, part of the summit collapsed towards the east.
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The highest point of Kiçik Asiya yaylası
At the summit · forecast for 3:00 AM
-3 °CHeavy snow · wind 15 km/h from the SE
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Mount Erciyes, 3,916 m
- 3:00 AM-3 °CSE 15 km/h3.9 mm
- 6:00 AM-3 °CE 16 km/h2.1 mm
- 9:00 AM-2 °CSE 23 km/h0.2 mm
- 12:00 PM-0 °CSE 27 km/h0.6 mm
- 3:00 PM-1 °CS 23 km/h0.2 mm
- 6:00 PM-4 °CSE 21 km/h–
- 9:00 PM-4 °CSE 15 km/h0.1 mm
- 12:00 AM-4 °CSE 15 km/h0.2 mm
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Light snow | 0 °C / -4 °C | 7.1 mm | 27 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Light snow | 0 °C / -5 °C | 1.8 mm | 20 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Heavy snow | -1 °C / -6 °C | 15.3 mm | 21 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Cloudy | -4 °C / -8 °C | 2.5 mm | 9 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Partly cloudy | -2 °C / -8 °C | – | 10 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Light snow | -4 °C / -7 °C | 4.3 mm | 13 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Cloudy | -4 °C / -7 °C | 2.3 mm | 10 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 10:16 PM GMT+3. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Volcano
- Height above sea level
- 3,916 m (12,848 ft)
- Prominence
- 2,419 m (7,936 ft)
- Range
- Taurus mountains
- Country
- Turkey
- First ascent
- 1837
- Highest point of
- Kiçik Asiya yaylası
- Coordinates
- 38.532°N 35.450°E
- Volcano number
- 213010 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
2 recorded eruptions
Peaks near Mount Erciyes
- Mount LifosMountain · 7.1 km awayOn the map
- Korumaz DağıMountain · 43 km awayOn the map
- Gorgoli TepesiHill · 48 km awayOn the map
Highest in the Taurus mountains
- Mount Erciyes3,916 mOn the map
- Mount Hasan3,268 mOn the map
- Herekol Dağı2,838 mOn the map
- Mount Davraz2,637 mOn the map
- Mount Honaz2,528 mOn the map
- Akdağ (Denizli)2,449 mOn the map
- Bozdağ2,419 mOn the map
- Tahtalı Dağı2,366 mOn the map
- Babadağ2,308 mOn the map
Highest mountains in Turkey
- Mount Ararat5,137 mOn the map
- Uludoruk4,135 mOn the map
- Mount Süphan4,058 mOn the map
- Kaçkar Dağı3,932 mOn the map
- Little Ararat3,925 mOn the map
- Mount Erciyes3,916 mOn the map
- Kızılkaya3,767 mOn the map
- Demirkazık Peak3,756 mOn the map
- Mount Artos3,554 mOn the map
- Mount Tendürek3,533 mOn the map