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Murugain
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Aketegi
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Aketegi
Aketegi erpina
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Aketegi erpina
Aizkorri
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Aizkorri
Aitxuri
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Aitxuri
Durakogain-Murugain mountain range · Basque Country · SpainSummit weather, forecast and climate

Murugain

778 m
Elevation778 mabove sea level
Prominence292 mindependent height
Isolation2.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
43.05° N, 2.53° WElevation 778 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit778 m
  • Mid-mountain510 m
  • Valley · Aretxabaleta246 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Murugain in brief

Murugain rises to 778 m in the Durakogain-Murugain mountain range, Basque Country, Spain. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 292 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Aretxabaleta, 2.9 km to the SE at 246 m.

Facts

Elevation
778 m · 2,552 ft
Prominence
292 m
Range
Durakogain-Murugain mountain range
Region
Basque Country
Country
Spain
Coordinates
43.0533, -2.5281
Nearest airport
Vitoria Airport (VIT) · 25 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 Murugain 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°9°2°Jan10°2°Feb13°4°Mar15°5°Apr18°8°May22°11°Jun24°13°Jul24°13°Aug21°11°Sep17°9°Oct12°5°Nov9°3°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Murugain by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high9°10°13°15°18°22°24°24°21°17°12°9°
Average low2°2°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°9°5°3°
Precipitation153 mm121 mm125 mm143 mm118 mm76 mm60 mm70 mm84 mm131 mm170 mm164 mm
Cloud cover46%44%44%44%44%41%38%37%36%41%45%47%
Daylight9h 2110h 3211h 5313h 2314h 3915h 2115h 0413h 5812h 3211h 059h 459h 01
Month score181933446275807874592918

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 level1,600 m1,650 m2,000 m2,300 m2,800 m3,300 m3,600 m3,650 m3,250 m2,800 m2,100 m1,700 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

Murugain in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Spain
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Aketegi1,551 m943 m19 km SE21°
Aketegi erpina1,548 m12 m19 km SE20°
Aizkorri1,523 m51 m20 km SE20°
Aitxuri1,508 m943 m20 km SE21°
Gorbea1,481 m866 m21 km W21°
Aratz1,443 m276 m23 km SE21°
Artzanburu1,368 m–15 km SE21°
Anboto1,333 m734 m6.8 km NW21°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Aretxabaleta
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Aretxabaleta

Basque Country · 2.9 km SE
20°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Aretxabaleta
Arrasate/Mondragón
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Arrasate/Mondragón

Basque Country · 3.4 km E
20°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Arrasate/Mondragón
Eskoriatza
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Eskoriatza

Basque Country · 3.9 km S
19°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Eskoriatza
Leintz Gatzaga
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Leintz Gatzaga

Basque Country · 8.1 km SW
19°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Leintz Gatzaga
Around here

Aretxabaleta and around

Aretxabaleta
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Aretxabaleta

Basque Country · Spain
Jun–Jul · Sepbest months
26°July high
246 maltitude
Aretxabaleta

Nature

Deba River
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8.8 km SW

Deba River

River · 600 m
Deba River
Lezetxiki
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5.1 km NW

Lezetxiki

Cave
Lezetxiki
Urkulu reservoir
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2.5 km SE

Urkulu reservoir

Lake · 332 m
Urkulu reservoir

Mountains

Aketegi
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16 km SE

Aketegi

1,551 m · Aizkorri mountain range
Aketegi
Aketegi erpina
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17 km SE

Aketegi erpina

1,548 m · Aizkorri mountain range
Aketegi erpina
Aizkorri
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17 km SE

Aizkorri

1,523 m · Aizkorri mountain range
Aizkorri

Heritage

Galartza dorrea
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1.4 km NW

Galartza dorrea

Basque government heritage site · 1330
Galartza dorrea
Aretxabaleta wayside cross
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0.8 km N

Aretxabaleta wayside cross

bien de interés cultural · 1600
Aretxabaleta wayside cross
Otalora dorretxea
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1.1 km SE

Otalora dorretxea

Basque government heritage site
Otalora dorretxea

Museums

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2.2 km SW

Museo Ibarraundi

Museo Ibarraundi
Museo de la sal de Léniz
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7.6 km SW

Museo de la sal de Léniz

Museo de la sal de Léniz
Laboratorium Bergara museum
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12 km NE

Laboratorium Bergara museum

Science museum · 2015
Laboratorium Bergara museum