Kızılkaya, also called Kızılkaya Peak (), is a summit located in
Aladağlar National Park between the provinces of
Niğde
Niğde (; ; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and is located in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Niğde Province and Niğde District.[Kayseri
Kayseri () is a large List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. Historically known as Caesarea (Mazaca), Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since anc ...]
, Turkey.
At a height of , it is the highest peak of the
Anti-Taurus Mountains
The Anti-Taurus Mountains (from ) or Aladaglar are a mountain range in southern and eastern Turkey, curving northeast from the Taurus Mountains.
At , Mount Erciyes ( Turkish: Erciyes Dağı) is the highest peak not just in the range but in ce ...
. Until recently, the highest peak there was
Demirkazık Peak, but in 2008, the height of Kızılkaya was registered as 3771.418 meters in GPS measurements made with the initiative of the General Directorate of Mapping and the Turkish Mountaineering Federation.
References
{{Mountains of Turkey
Mountains of Turkey
Landforms of Kayseri Province
Landforms of Niğde Province
Three-thousanders of Turkey