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Maza del Pando
Peña RaneroBasque Country · SpainSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mortera
723 m
Elevation723 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation9.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
43.23° N, 3.46° WElevation 723 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit723 m
- Mid-mountain500 m
- Valley · Lanestosa283 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mortera in brief
Mortera rises to 723 m, Basque Country, Spain.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town is Lanestosa, 2.1 km to the SE at 283 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 723 m · 2,372 ft
- Region
- Basque Country
- Country
- Spain
- Coordinates
- 43.2330, -3.4582
- Nearest airport
- Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR) · 36 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 Mortera by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 10° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 10° |
| Average low | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation | 137 mm | 110 mm | 113 mm | 132 mm | 113 mm | 79 mm | 70 mm | 81 mm | 94 mm | 130 mm | 162 mm | 140 mm |
| Cloud cover | 46% | 43% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 42% | 40% | 38% | 37% | 41% | 45% | 46% |
| Daylight | 9h 20 | 10h 32 | 11h 53 | 13h 24 | 14h 40 | 15h 22 | 15h 05 | 13h 59 | 12h 32 | 11h 05 | 9h 44 | 9h 00 |
| Month score | 18 | 25 | 41 | 46 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 62 | 33 | 20 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 1,650 m | 1,650 m | 2,000 m | 2,250 m | 2,750 m | 3,250 m | 3,550 m | 3,600 m | 3,200 m | 2,700 m | 2,100 m | 1,750 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Mortera in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of SpainPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castro Valnera | 1,718 m | 840 m | 20 km SW | 18° |
| Peña Rocías | 1,338 m | – | 9.9 km W | 22° |
| Balgerri | 1,106 m | – | 13 km SE | 23° |
| Maza del Pando | 1,021 m | – | 14 km SE | 23° |
| Kolitza (mountain) | 897 m | 54 m | 17 km E | 24° |
| Betaio | 753 m | – | 20 km E | 23° |
| Ventoso | 727 m | – | 21 km NE | 23° |
| Peña Ranero | 721 m | 120 m | 6.4 km NE | 24° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Karrantza Harana / Valle de Carranza
Basque Country · 8.1 km E
20°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Around here
Lanestosa and around
Nature
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Cave del Valle
Cave
Mountains
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Peña Rocías
1,338 m
Heritage
Museums
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Kobenkoba
Museo etnográfico Valle de Villaverde
Ethnographic museum
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