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Mendaur mountain range · Navarre · SpainSummit weather, forecast and climate

Loitzate

1,048 m
Elevation1,048 mabove sea level
Prominence135 mindependent height
Isolation1.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
43.16° N, 1.78° WElevation 1,048 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,048 m
  • Mid-mountain630 m
  • Valley · Zubieta209 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Loitzate in brief

Loitzate rises to 1,048 m in the Mendaur mountain range, Navarre, Spain. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 135 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Zubieta, 4.9 km to the SE at 209 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,048 m · 3,438 ft
Prominence
135 m
Range
Mendaur mountain range
Region
Navarre
Country
Spain
Coordinates
43.1575, -1.7819
Nearest airport
San Sebastián Airport (EAS) · 22 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 Loitzate by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°7°1°Jan8°1°Feb11°3°Mar12°4°Apr16°7°May20°10°Jun22°12°Jul22°13°Aug19°10°Sep15°8°Oct10°4°Nov8°2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Loitzate by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high7°8°11°12°16°20°22°22°19°15°10°8°
Average low1°1°3°4°7°10°12°13°10°8°4°2°
Precipitation255 mm198 mm204 mm233 mm187 mm122 mm106 mm132 mm147 mm215 mm269 mm261 mm
Cloud cover53%50%49%51%50%46%43%41%39%45%52%54%
Daylight9h 2010h 3211h 5313h 2314h 3915h 2115h 0413h 5912h 3211h 059h 449h 01
Month score151721284860656263461715

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,700 m1,700 m2,050 m2,300 m2,800 m3,350 m3,650 m3,750 m3,250 m2,800 m2,150 m1,800 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Loitzate in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Spain
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Sayoa1,419 m490 m22 km SE20°
Xuriain1,410 m–23 km SE20°
Erregerena1,239 m–25 km SE21°
Subezelaigañe1,222 m–25 km SW21°
Balerdi1,197 m–25 km SW22°
Larrakarte1,181 m–24 km SE22°
Algorrieta1,163 m–20 km SE22°
Kedarbe1,162 m–22 km SE22°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Zubieta
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Zubieta

Navarre · 4.9 km SE
19°Oct high
12wet days
68score
Zubieta
Arantza
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Arantza

Navarre · 6.3 km NE
19°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Arantza
Ituren
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Ituren

Navarre · 6.8 km SE
20°Oct high
12wet days
68score
Ituren
Goizueta
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Goizueta

Navarre · 6.8 km W
20°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Goizueta
Around here

Zubieta and around

Zubieta
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Zubieta

Navarre · Spain
Jul–Sepbest months
25°July high
209 maltitude
Zubieta

Nature

Urumea River
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8.8 km W

Urumea River

River
Urumea River
Baztan
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11 km E

Baztan

River
Baztan
Leurtza reservoirs
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6.6 km S

Leurtza reservoirs

Lake
Leurtza reservoirs

Mountains

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Orzanzurieta

1,567 m · Ortzanzurieta mountain range
Orzanzurieta
Beriain
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33 km SW

Beriain

1,493 m · Andia mountain range
Beriain
Andia mountain range
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39 km SW

Andia mountain range

1,493 m · Basque Mountains
Andia mountain range

Heritage

Zubietako errota
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0.3 km NE

Zubietako errota

Inventoried property (Navarre) · 1785
Zubietako errota
Donamariko Jauregia
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5.6 km E

Donamariko Jauregia

bien de interés cultural · 1488
Donamariko Jauregia
Palace of Zabaleta
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14 km N

Palace of Zabaleta

bien de interés cultural · 1444
Palace of Zabaleta

Museums

Peru Harri museum
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15 km SW

Peru Harri museum

Open-air museum
Peru Harri museum
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4.8 km E

Museo de los Pastores Vascos en América, Museo de la Alta Navarra, Elgorriaga

Museo de los Pastores Vascos en América, Museo de la Alta Navarra, Elgorriaga