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
| Mountain pass | Elevation | Province | Surface |
| Mount Kandil | 3.456m (11,338ft) | Hakkâri | Gravel |
| Kemalan Tepesi | 3.451m (11,322ft) | Hakkâri | Gravel |
| 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 |
| Mengene Dağı | 3.176m (10,419ft) | 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 |
| Gülizar Tepe | 2.928m (9,606ft) | Ağrı/Van | Gravel |
| Demirkapı-Ballıköy road | 2.927m (9,603ft) | Trabzon/Rize | Gravel |
| Ayşe Nur Dağı | 2.927m (9,603ft) | Van | Gravel |
| Çalyan Tepe | 2.913m (9,557ft) | Van | Gravel |
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Pic: Seyit Burhanettin Akbaş