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Shikakar

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Peak 1,690 m

Altitude: 1,690 m
Above the Debed: 1,049 m
From Yerevan: 3 h 22 min
From Tbilisi: 2 h 37 min

Getting there

1,049 m above the Debed river, which runs 3.0 km away in a straight line.

By car, on the road network (OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap roads). Real times vary with traffic and road works.
From	Road distance	Drive time
Vanadzor	60.6 km	1 h 22 min
Alaverdi	13 km	31 min
Stepanavan	54.8 km	1 h 13 min
Yerevan	175.8 km	3 h 22 min
Tbilisi	124.3 km	2 h 37 min

Directions in Google Maps Directions on OpenStreetMap

Details

Type: Peak
Where: 2.9 km from Bendik (straight line)
Elevation: 1,690 m

Light

Date

Golden hour is when the sun is less than 6° above the horizon — the warm light for photos. In deep gorges the sun leaves the valley floor earlier.

Weather at Shikakar

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Forecast for 1,690 m from Open-Meteo.

Sights nearby

Greek ChurchChurch 3.5 km 626 m lower
Viewpoint near AlaverdiViewpoint 3.5 km 603 m lower
Koshaberd FortressCastle 3.7 km 577 m lower
Khachkar Garik Sargsyani HishatakinMonument 4.0 km 477 m lower
Zarni-Parni cavesRuins 4.4 km 822 m lower
Kayan FortressCastle 4.5 km 858 m lower

Nature nearby

TslikPeak 1.1 km 37 m lower
KarutPeak 3.2 km 254 m lower
KoshaberdPeak 3.7 km 543 m lower
ArkayanistPeak 3.7 km same level
TslakarPeak 4.9 km 200 m lower

Stay nearby

Guesthouse MaryGuesthouse 4.4 km 720 m lower
B&B EdemGuesthouse 4.7 km 722 m lower
ColibriHotel 4.7 km 737 m lower
Vallex GardenHotel 4.7 km 968 m lower
LalvarHotel 4.8 km 984 m lower

Eat nearby

Nice FoodFast food 3.6 km 1,054 m lower
AtorikRestaurant 4.3 km 1,024 m lower
AtorikRestaurant 4.3 km 1,024 m lower
Zarni-ParniRestaurant 4.4 km 915 m lower
Restaurant in SanahinRestaurant 4.4 km 992 m lower

Services nearby

Fuel in HaghpatFuel 3.7 km 1,031 m lower
HaypostPost office 4.0 km 475 m lower
EV charging in SanahinEV charging 4.7 km 968 m lower
EV charging in AknerEV charging 4.8 km 976 m lower
Hatsi PurBakery 4.8 km 992 m lower
Fuel in SanahinFuel 4.9 km 981 m lower

Distances in the "nearby" lists are straight-line; the height difference shows how much climbing a short distance can hide here.