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Mount Erciyes

Turkey / Kayseri / Hacilar /
 mountain, volcano, interesting place

A volcano (height 3916m) responsible for the massy tuff coverage of Göreme Valley, causing the beauties of today's Capadocia.
For that see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   38°31'45"N   35°26'38"E

Comments

  • kencummings
    I climbed this in the 1960s with the Turkish National Ski Team. A tow was still under construction so they had to hike up and ski down. It was summer and rocks flew past like buzz bombs as the top of the peak thawed. We got off of the hill.
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