Erciyes Dağı
Erciyes Dağı is a mountain in Turkey, rising to 3,917 m, the 8th highest in Turkey, part of the Taurus mountains.
Where it is
Erciyes Dağı lies in Turkey, in Kayseri.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Göllü Dağ | 2,143 m | 83 km |
| Hasan Dağı | 3,253 m | 121 km |
| Medetsiz Tepe | 3,524 m | 146 km |
| Karadağ | 2,271 m | 238 km |
| Musa Dağı | 1,355 m | 265 km |
| Kel Dağ | 1,704 m | 291 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Erciyes Dağı.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacılar | Turkey | 21,167 | 13 km |
| Develi | Turkey | 35,868 | 16 km |
| Talas | Turkey | 36,890 | 20 km |
| Kayseri | Turkey | 1,452,458 | 22 km |
| Ürgüp | Turkey | 16,642 | 48 km |
About this mountain
At 3,917 m, Erciyes Dağı stands in the Taurus mountains and rises substantially above its nearest neighbours in the dataset—Göllü Dağ at 2,143 m and Hasan Dağı at 3,253 m. The mountain ranks eighth among Turkey's listed peaks. Its topographic prominence of 2,419 m reflects considerable height above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. The first recorded ascent was in 1837. Towns including Develi (35,868 people) lie 16.3 km away.
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Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Ararat | 5,137 m |
| 2 | Great Ararat | 5,069 m |
| 3 | Buzul Dağı | 4,116 m |
| 4 | Süphan Dağı | 4,058 m |
| 5 | Kūh-e Ārārāt-e Bozorg | 4,056 m |
| 6 | Kaçkar Dağı | 3,932 m |
| 7 | Küçük Ağrı | 3,925 m |
| 8 | Erciyes Dağı | 3,917 m |
| 9 | Mıhtepe | 3,717 m |
| 10 | Mor Dağı | 3,666 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Erciyes Dağı?
- Erciyes Dağı rises to 3,917 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Erciyes Dağı?
- Erciyes Dağı is in Turkey, in Kayseri.
- Where does Erciyes Dağı rank?
- It is the 8th highest of the 44 peaks we list in Turkey, and #1,573 worldwide.
- When was Erciyes Dağı first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1837.
- What is the nearest city to Erciyes Dağı?
- Hacılar, Turkey, about 13 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.