What are the highest roads in Turkey?

Turkey is located in the Middle East, with territory in both Europe and Asia. A glance at a topographical map of Turkey reveals that this is a country of mountains.

Highest roads of Turkey

Highest roads of Turkey

Mountain pass Elevation Province Surface
Gök Dağ 3.417m (11,210ft) Van Gravel
Mount Samdi 3,400m (11,154ft) Van Gravel
Hakkari Dağları 3.340m (10,958ft) Hakkâri Gravel
Mount Erciyes 3.330m (10,925ft) Kayseri  Gravel
Kara Dağ 3.308m (10,853ft) Hakkâri Gravel
Gül Tepe 3.304m (10,839ft) Ağrı  Gravel
Seyithan Gölü 3.298m (10,820ft) Hakkâri Gravel
Mount Ararat 3.297m (10,816ft) Ağrı  Gravel
Kırkamber Tepesi 3.238m (10,623ft) Van  Gravel
Aladaglar National Park 3.232m (10,603ft) Niğde  Gravel
Mount Artos 3.225m (10,580ft) Van  Gravel
Yedigöller 3.173m (10,410ft) Erzurum  Gravel
Soganli Daglari  3.161m (10,370ft) Trabzon/Bayburt Gravel
Büyükejder Tepesi 3.155m (10,351ft) Erzurum  Gravel
Karakaya Hill 3.148m (10,328ft) Erzurum  Asphalt
Doğu Anadolu Gözlemevi 3.139m (10,298ft) Erzurum  Asphalt
Hüdavendigar Dağı 3.111m (10,206ft) Ağrı  Gravel
Aladaglar National Park 3.109m (10,200ft) Niğde Gravel
Akçaağıl Gölü 3.107m (10,193ft) Rize/Bayburt Gravel
Olgunlar-Hüngamek Rd 3.090m (10,137ft) Artvin Gravel
Aladaglar National Park 3.089m (10,134ft) Niğde Gravel
Uzungöl 3.087m (10,127ft) Trabzon/Rize Gravel
Pirreşit Dağı 3.086m (10,124ft) Van Gravel
Nebırnav Yaylası 3.078m (10,098ft) Hakkâri/Van Gravel
Tekfur Tepesi 3.075m (10,088ft) Rize  Gravel
Koç Tepesi 3.069m (10,068ft) Hakkâri Gravel
Baltaş Tepesi 3.047m (9,996ft) Rize Gravel
Koçbaşı Tepe 3.028m (9,934ft) Ağrı  Gravel
Tahir Gediği 3.022m (9,914ft) Erzurum Gravel
Aladaglar National Park 3.010m (9,875ft) Niğde  Gravel
Çamlıyayla Road 3.005m (9,858ft) Konya/Mersin Gravel
Ziyaret dağı 3.002m (9,849ft) Trabzon  Gravel
Aygır Gölü 3.001m (9,845ft) Trabzon/Bayburt Gravel
Karabet Geçidi 2.985m (9,793ft) Van  Asphalt
Mount Mevzi 2.984m (9,790ft) Van Gravel
Yıldız Gölü 2.979m (9,773ft) Bayburt Gravel
Karagöller lakes 2.972m (9,750ft) Artvin Gravel
Palovit-Trovit Road 2.971m (9,747ft) Rize Gravel
Danakıran Road 2.961m (9,714ft) Ağrı  Gravel
Pivazok Tepesi 2.957m (9,701ft) Ağrı  Gravel
Çirmaniman Yaylası 2.954m (9,691ft) Rize  Gravel
Yalın Dağ 2.950m (9,678ft) Van  Gravel
Köse Dağı 2.932m (9,619ft) Sivas Gravel
Seçedil Dağı 2.930m (9,612ft) Artvin  Gravel
Mount Tendürek 2.928m (9,606ft) Ağrı/Van Gravel
Demirkapı-Ballıköy road 2.927m (9,603ft) Trabzon/Rize Gravel
Çalyan Tepe 2.913m (9,557ft) Van  Gravel

 

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Pic: Seyit Burhanettin Akbaş