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Lake

Lac de Cap de Long

Located in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie Coordinates: 42°49′33″ N 0°07′50″ E

Map showing the location of Lac de Cap de Long Lac de Cap de Long
Location in France
Elevation
2,161 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Piau Engaly
5.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LDE Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport41 km
PUF Pau Pyrénées Airport76 km

About Lac de Cap de Long

Lac de Cap de Long is a lake. Location: Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie. Elevation: 2,161 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Ramoun and Glaciers de Néouvielle.

Climate of Lac de Cap de Long

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -4° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
November (143 mm)
Driest month
July (71 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 Lac de Cap de Long
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°0°2°4°9°15°20°20°16°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-6°-5°-1°2°6°6°3°0°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)126113100114141112718195126143135

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac de Cap de Long

The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE), 41 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Toulouse, 137 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 41 kmnorth
  • Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) 76 kmnorthwest
  • Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra 118 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 137 kmnortheast
  • Lleida Population: 140.8K 140 kmsouth
  • Pamplona Population: 208.2K 145 kmwest
  • Zaragoza Population: 687K 154 kmsouthwest
  • Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 180 kmwest

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

Day trips from Lac de Cap de Long

Within 100 km: 89 historic and cultural sites, 1,600 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km313 places

  • Lago de Urdiceto Lake 22 kmSE
  • Lago de La Munia Lake 14 kmS
  • Lago El Cao Lake 22 kmSE
  • Pico de Tucarroya Mountain 16 kmSW

25–60 km865 places

  • Fourmat Mountain 46 kmNW
  • Ibón de Tramacastilla Lake 42 kmW
  • Ibón Superior de Brazato Lake 29 kmW
  • Ibón Superior de Bramatuero Lake 27 kmW

60–100 km779 places

  • Esglesia de Sant Esteve de Ginast Attraction 60 kmSE
  • Artigue River 85 kmE
  • Pantà de Sant Antoni Lake 97 kmSE
  • Estany de Travessani Lake 66 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Piau Engaly Village, Aragnouet
    5.1 km SE
  • Aragnouet Village, Aragnouet
    7.9 km SE
  • Aragnouet Village, Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre
    9.6 km SE
  • Barèges Village, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost
    9.5 km NW
  • Gavarnie-Gèdre Village, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost
    10 km SW
  • Sers Village, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost
    10 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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