The second of the Kapıderesi cedars stands in Garip village, in the Senirkent district of Isparta, and was declared a natural monument on 6 September 2002. The directorate records it at 614 years old and 20 metres tall, with a trunk 2.16 metres across and a girth of 6.80 metres — the thickest trunk of the three Taurus cedars protected around Senirkent.
The protected plot is a tenth of a hectare and the stated capacity is 12 visitors and a single vehicle. Three separate cedars in the same district carry monument status, so check which one you are heading for before you set out.
- Designated
- 6.09.2002
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 09:30 - 16:30
When to go
- Climate
- Across Isparta as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 1.9 °C in January to 23.5 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (86 mm) and lightest in August (14 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
