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Monte Perdido
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Vignemale
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Clot de la Hount
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Pic de Marboré
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Pyrenees · Aragon · SpainSummit weather, forecast and climate

Cilindro de Marboré

3,328 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
Elevation3,328 mabove sea level
Prominence251 mindependent height
Isolation1.4 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul11°average high
42.68° N, 0.02° EElevation 3,328 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit3,328 m
  • Mid-mountain2,350 m
  • Valley · Gavarnie1,379 m

Freezing level in October: 3,000 m

iThe mountain

Cilindro de Marboré in brief

Cilindro de Marboré rises to 3,328 m in the Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 251 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 11°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town in the atlas is Gavarnie, 6.0 km to the NW at 1,379 m.

Facts

Elevation
3,328 m · 10,919 ft
Prominence
251 m
Range
Pyrenees
Region
Aragon
Country
Spain
Coordinates
42.6847, 0.0239
Nearest airport
Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) · 55 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Cilindro de Marboré by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°-7°-15°Jan-7°-15°Feb-4°-12°Mar-2°-11°Apr2°-6°May7°-2°Jun11°1°Jul10°1°Aug7°-3°Sep2°-6°Oct-3°-11°Nov-7°-14°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Cilindro de Marboré by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-7°-7°-4°-2°2°7°11°10°7°2°-3°-7°
Average low-15°-15°-12°-11°-6°-2°1°1°-3°-6°-11°-14°
Precipitation150 mm101 mm119 mm186 mm186 mm134 mm118 mm125 mm160 mm193 mm201 mm200 mm
Cloud cover42%40%40%45%44%33%22%25%33%41%43%43%
Daylight9h 2310h 3311h 5313h 2214h 3715h 1815h 0113h 5712h 3211h 069h 479h 04
Month score202621191924282624202020

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
Snow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,600 m1,700 m2,050 m2,350 m3,000 m3,700 m4,150 m4,150 m3,600 m3,000 m2,200 m1,750 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Cilindro de Marboré in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Spain
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Monte Perdido3,355 m973 m1.4 km SE11°
Vignemale3,299 m1,029 m17 km NW10°
Clot de la Hount3,289 m40 m17 km NW10°
Soum de Ramond3,254 m88 m2.2 km SE11°
Pic de Marboré3,248 m78 m1.3 km NW11°
Cerbillona3,247 m50 m17 km NW11°
Pic central3,235 m35 m17 km NW10°
Pic de Montferrat3,219 m48 m16 km NW11°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Gavarnie
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Gavarnie

Occitanie · 6.0 km NW
14°Oct high
11wet days
48score
Gavarnie
Gèdre
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Gèdre

Occitanie · 11 km N
17°Oct high
11wet days
66score
Gèdre
Fanlo del Valle de Vío
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Fanlo del Valle de Vío

Aragon · 11 km S
15°Oct high
11wet days
56score
Fanlo del Valle de Vío
Broto
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Broto

Aragon · 15 km SW
18°Oct high
11wet days
71score
Broto
Around here

Fanlo del Valle de Vío and around

Fanlo del Valle de Vío
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Fanlo del Valle de Vío

Aragon · Spain
Jul–Sepbest months
24°July high
1,384 maltitude
Fanlo del Valle de Vío

Nature

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
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11 km NE

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

National park
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Gavarnie Falls
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12 km N

Gavarnie Falls

Waterfall · 2,200 m
Gavarnie Falls
Grotto of Casteret
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11 km N

Grotto of Casteret

Cave
Grotto of Casteret

Mountains

Pico Posets
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38 km E

Pico Posets

3,369 m · Posets Massif
Pico Posets
Monte Perdido
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11 km NE

Monte Perdido

3,355 m · Pyrenees
Monte Perdido
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37 km E

Espadas Peak

3,332 m · Posets Massif
Espadas Peak

Heritage

Casa del Señor
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0.1 km E

Casa del Señor

bien de interés cultural
Casa del Señor
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under 100 m S

Casa Arruba

bien de interés cultural
Casa Arruba
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9.1 km NE

Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site