Ilgaz Mountains

Ilgaz Mountains
Küçükhacet Tepe (2546 m)
Highest point
Elevation2,587 m (8,488 ft)
Parent peakBüyükhacet Tepe (2587 m)
Coordinates41°06′00″N 33°52′00″E / 41.1°N 33.866667°E / 41.1; 33.866667
Naming
Native nameIlgaz Dağları (Turkish)
Geography
Map
LocationPaphlagonia, Anatolia, Turkey
Parent rangePontic Mountains
Sea of Trees
Poppy fields on the southern slopes

Ilgaz Mountains (Turkish: Ilgaz Dağları; Ancient Greek: Ὄλγασσυς, romanizedOlgassys) is a mountain range in northwest Anatolia, Turkey. It belongs to the Pontic Mountains system.[1]

  1. ^ "Turkey". Britannica Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2019-03-28.