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Perdiguero

3,222m

Pyrenees

Summit weather

Santiago Puig Vilado… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation
3,222m
Prominence
621m
Isolation
8.0km
Relief
1,859mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope
57°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit
Oct–JunSee month by month ↓
First ascent
1817
Summit
42.6919°N, 0.5189°E

Summit in the Pyrenees Mountains

Perdiguero is a mountain in the Pyrenees (France). Its summit stands 3,222 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 621 m, and the nearest higher ground is 8.0 km away. It was first climbed in 1817.

From the lowest point within 5 km (1,363 m), it rises 1,859 m. The steepest side is the south-west face: 34° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 57° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Benasque, 10 km away at 1,140 m: 2,082 m below the summit.

Read more on Wikipedia

Scores

Perdiguero for skiers and climbers

Two scores out of 10, built only from open data — every part is shown. They describe what the mountain offers, not how safe it is.

Hiking & mountaineering

9.7/10

Difficulty to the top

Alpine climb

Most path sections around the top are T4 on the SAC hiking scale. Glaciers around the top.

Indicative only — never a safety assessment. Conditions change: ask local guides and check the forecast.

  • 2.5/2.521 waymarked routes and 223 path sections nearby
  • 1.5/1.512 huts and shelters
  • 2.0/22,082 m of ascent from the valley
  • 1.2/1.5621 m of prominence
  • 1.5/1.59 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
  • 1.0/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

7.1/10

  • 3.2/4100 km of downhill runs
  • 1.5/1.553 ski lifts
  • 0.0/1.5lift station heights not mapped
  • 2.4/34 months of snow at about 1,640 m

Runs by difficulty

  • Beginner 11 km
  • Easy 46 km
  • Intermediate 29 km
  • Difficult 14 km

Snow season on the slopes (estimate)

Around 1,640 m, in the middle of the ski area: snow from December to March (some years from November to March).

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
  • Snow on the ground all month
  • Snow some of the time
  • No snow
  • This month

53 lifts · 0 km cross-country

How these scores are made

Ski (where OpenStreetMap has skiing within 12 km): up to 4 points for the length of downhill runs (300 km or more = 4), 1.5 for the number of lifts (40+), 1.5 for the vertical between lift stations (1,500 m) and 3 for the snow season — a month counts when the estimated mean temperature at the height of the ski area is −1 °C or lower and snow falls or lies there (NASA POWER, 2001–2020). Hiking & mountaineering: up to 2.5 for waymarked routes and paths, 1.5 for huts, 2 for the ascent from the valley (2,000 m), 1.5 for prominence (3,000 m), 1.5 for the season (months with summit afternoons above −5 °C) and 1 for via ferratas, climbing and glaciers. OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: where few things are mapped, a score can be lower than reality.

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Snow

When there is snow on Perdiguero

At the summit, snow from October to June (some years from September to July). Month by month below, at different heights on the way up.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Summit3,222 msnow from October to June (some years from September to July)
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow some of the timeNo snowSnow some of the timeSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all month
Halfway up2,181 msnow from November to May
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all month
Benasque1,140 moccasional snow from January to February
Snow some of the timeSnow some of the timeNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snow
  • Snow on the ground all month
  • Snow some of the time
  • No snow
  • This month

Estimate for a normal year: average temperature and precipitation from NASA POWER, carried to each height, in a simple model of snow building up and melting. In a given year snow can come earlier or stay longer. It does not replace the local snow and avalanche bulletin.

Summit weather

Perdiguero, month by month

Not a forecast: long-term averages (1991–2020), carried up to the summit. The orange line is where an average afternoon reaches 0 °C; above the dashed blue line it freezes even at dawn.

On an average July afternoon the summit reaches about 12 °C; on February nights it falls to about -16 °C. In 6 months of the year it stays below freezing at the top even in the afternoon. In July the 0 °C line climbs to about 4,990 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, July is the driest month (42 mm) and May the wettest (76 mm).

1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m4,000 m5,000 mSUMMIT · 3,222 mBENASQUE · 1,140 mJanuary: 1,990 mFebruary: 2,050 mMarch: 2,640 mApril: 3,180 mMay: 3,790 mJune: 4,590 mJuly: 4,990 mAugust: 4,950 mSeptember: 4,300 mOctober: 3,590 mNovember: 2,580 mDecember: 2,080 mJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit
MonthSummit high °CSummit low °CBenasque high °C0 °C line (m)Rain & snow (mm)Wet daysSun h/day
January-8-1661,99060114.5
February-8-1662,05048105.5
March-4-13102,64058116.4
April0-11133,18072146.8
May4-7173,79076147.8
June9-2224,59051109.5
July120254,99042810.3
August11-1254,95042109.4
September7-4204,30050108.0
October2-7163,59061126.1
November-4-1292,58070134.8
December-7-1562,08050114.5

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 1,562 m), adjusted to the summit by −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Rain, wet days and sunshine are those of the region. Mountain weather changes fast — always check a local forecast. ★ = mildest months at the top.

Relief

The mountain in profile

Two cuts through the summit, 16 km long, from the 30 m Copernicus elevation model. Heights drawn 2× taller than lengths, so the shape can be seen.

West – east
3,222 m2,058 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmWE
South – north
3,222 m1,609 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmSN
Steepness by direction
30°N: 24°NNE: 19°NEE: 25°ESE: 25°SES: 27°SSW: 34°SWW: 16°WNW: 31°NW

Average slope of the first kilometre from the summit. The orange petal is the steepest side.

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Perdiguero

Counted around the summit in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. The satellite plate shows 14 × 14 km.

Perdiguero seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 5 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • 12mountain huts and shelters

    Refuge de Maupas, Refuge d'Espingo (1,967 m), Cabane d'Ourtiga (1,619 m), Refuge du Lac d'Oô (1,440 m) and 8 more

  • 6cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways

    Crabioules, Arbesquens, Tramezaygues 3 and 3 more

  • 4ski areas

    Peyragudes, Luchon-Superbagnères, Superbagnères

  • 21waymarked hiking routes

    Lac Vert, Boucle par l'Est, HRP Étape 20, Étape 21, Le cirque des Crabioules and 17 more

  • 1via ferratas

    Via ferrata Sacs

  • 2climbing crags and routes

    Falaise de la Vallée du Lys, Ascensión al Posets

  • 9named glaciers

    Glacier des Crabioules, Seil de la Baque Est, Ancien Glacier des Gourgs Blancs, Glacier des Grauès and 5 more

  • 22viewpoints

    Col de la Coume de Bourg, Cascade d'Enfer, Pic de Céciré, Promontoire du Gouffre d'Enfer and 18 more

  • 6campsites

    Area de acampada la Senarta, Emplacement bivouac, Camping de los Baños, Camping Aneto and 2 more

  • 20hotels, B&Bs and chalets

    Hotel La Solana, La Tour de de Castel-Vielh, Hostal Parque Natural, Hotel Ciria and 16 more

  • 29restaurants and cafés

How hard are the paths?

223 path sections within 5 km, by SAC hiking scale (T1 easy walk … T6 difficult alpine).

T1T2T3T4T5T6
  • T1 hiking
  • T2 mountain hiking
  • T3 demanding mountain hiking
  • T4 alpine hiking
  • T5 demanding alpine hiking
  • T6 difficult alpine hiking

Towns at the foot

  • Benasque10 km · 1,140 m
  • Bagnères-de-Luchon13 km · 632 m
  • Sahún14 km · 1,097 m
  • Sesué16 km · 1,009 m
  • Gistaín19 km · 1,406 m
  • Plan19 km · 1,123 m
  • Chía20 km · 1,206 m
  • Castejón de Sos20 km · 919 m
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OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: a low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

On the way to Perdiguero Mt. - panoramio
Santiago Puig Vilado… · CC BY-SA 3.0
COMA DEL PERDIGUERO Y FRONTONET DESDE VALLE DE ESTOS - panoramio
Manuel Velazquez · CC BY 3.0

Recent years

How each month compared at the summit

Afternoon high at the summit (estimate). The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years show only the difference.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1991–2020 average-8-8-4049121172-4-7
2020+1.8+5.6+0.7+0.8+2.3−2.7+0.3+0.3−0.7−2.8+3.0−1.4
2021−2.6+2.9+0.4−0.5−0.8−0.5−0.5+0.8+0.2+0.7−2.1+2.2
2022+2.4+3.7±0.0+0.1+3.4+3.7+5.1+3.2+1.4+3.3+2.2+2.2
2023−1.0+1.7+3.4+2.5+0.1±0.0+2.8+3.0+3.8+3.5+2.4+2.6
2024+3.4+4.1+1.6+0.8+0.3±0.0+2.5+3.5−1.8+0.5+3.4+1.7
2025+1.7+3.3−1.5+1.6+1.0+4.6+1.0+3.4+0.8+1.8+0.3+1.3

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Nearby

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About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominenceWikidata (Q2746833) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profilesCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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