Demirkazık Peak Explained

Demirkazık Peak
Map:Turkey
Location:Çamardı,
Niğde Province, Turkey
Label Position:right
Coordinates:37.7964°N 35.1556°W
Elevation M:3756
Range:Toros Mountains

Demirkazık Peak (Turkish: Demirkazık Dağı) is a summit in Aladağlar a portion of Toros Mountains, Turkey. (Demirkazık, literally "iron post" is the name of several summits in Turkey) Administratively, it is a part of Çamardı ilçe (district) of Niğde Province at 37.7964°N 35.1556°W. Turkish Geography Atlas gives its altitude as . [1] Being a conical mountain, it is a famous peak among the mountaineers. However, it may not be the highest point of the mountain range.

The first successful ascent was by Georg Künne, Wilhelm Martin, his wife Marianne, Veli Çavuş and their guide Yunus in July 1927.[2]

References

  1. Türkiye Coğraftya Atlası, DB yayıncılık p.74,97.14
  2. https://dagdelisi.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/kunne-martin-1927/ Mountaineers essay