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Mountain

Alto das Penedas

Located in Vilela Seca, Chaves Municipality Coordinates: 41°50′15″ N 7°29′41″ W

Map showing the location of Alto das Penedas Alto das Penedas
Location in Portugal
Elevation
559 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ervededo
2.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VRL Vila Real Airport65 km
BGC Bragança Airport65 km

About Alto das Penedas

Alto das Penedas is a mountain. Location: Vilela Seca, Chaves Municipality. Elevation: 559 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Vila Real Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Alto da Mó and Serra de Paranhos.

Climate of Alto das Penedas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 214 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (257 mm)
Driest month
July (32 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).

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Climate of Alto das Penedas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°12°14°16°18°23°26°26°24°18°14°11°
Average low (°C)2°3°4°6°8°11°14°13°12°9°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)244194126138135673234102178214257

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Alto das Penedas

The nearest airport is Vila Real Airport (VRL), 65 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ourense, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 65 kmsouth
  • Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 65 kmeast
  • Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 103 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 84 kmwest
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 121 kmsouthwest
  • León Population: 124.8K 180 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Alto das Penedas

Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 238 natural sites, 218 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km37 places

  • Sierra de Larouca Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Monte Uzal Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Loma de los Paraños Mountain 16 kmN
  • Montegrande Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km172 places

  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 45 kmS
  • Sierra de la Gamoneda Mountain 58 kmE
  • Monteagudo Mountain 29 kmW
  • Serra do Invernadoiro Mountain 37 kmN

60–100 km311 places

  • Praia de Areeiros Beach 96 kmW
  • Lago de Sanabria Lake 72 kmNE
  • Embalse de Belesar Lake 94 kmN
  • Sierra de Casica Mountain 90 kmE

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