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Mountain

Pic de Balséjou

Located in Gestiès, Arrondissement of Foix Coordinates: 42°42′50″ N 1°34′47″ E

Map showing the location of Pic de Balséjou Pic de Balséjou
Location in France
Elevation
2,288 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Siguer
5.8 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LEU Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport44 km
CCF Carcassonne Salvaza Airport81 km

About Pic de Balséjou

Pic de Balséjou is a mountain. Location: Gestiès, Arrondissement of Foix. Elevation: 2,288 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Cap de la Serre de Font Cendrasse and la Calbe.

Climate of Pic de Balséjou

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -6° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
May (121 mm)
Driest month
July (70 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Pic de Balséjou
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°12°16°16°12°7°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-8°-6°-2°1°4°5°2°-2°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)9387859812110270848710911298

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Pic de Balséjou

The nearest airport is Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) (103 km). The nearest large city is Toulouse, 100 km to the north.

Airports

  • Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra 44 kmsouth
  • Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF) Carcassonne 81 kmnortheast
  • Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) Toulouse/Blagnac 103 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 100 kmnorth
  • Perpignan Population: 110.7K 108 kmeast
  • Girona Population: 100.3K 131 kmsoutheast
  • Terrassa Population: 218.5K 132 kmsouth
  • Sabadell Population: 211.7K 137 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pic de Balséjou

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 1,779 natural sites, 245 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km224 places

  • Pic de la Bassera Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Pic de Baiau Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Monteixo Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Roca Entrevesada Mountain 18 kmSW

25–60 km726 places

  • Artigue River 34 kmW
  • Estany de Travessani Lake 59 kmW
  • Estany de Sant Maurici Lake 50 kmW
  • Lago Saburó Lake 51 kmSW

60–100 km1,260 places

  • Esglesia de Sant Esteve de Ginast Attraction 75 kmW
  • Pantà de Sant Antoni Lake 77 kmSW
  • Pantà de Terradets Lake 91 kmSW
  • Estanh de Rius Lake 64 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Siguer Village, Arrondissement of Foix
    5.8 km N
  • Siguer Village, Siguer
    5.8 km N
  • Gestiès Village, Gestiès
    5.8 km N
  • Lercoul Village, Lercoul
    6.8 km NW
  • Lercoul Village, Arrondissement of Foix
    6.8 km NW
  • Goulier Village, Val-de-Sos
    7.7 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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