Alto de los Leones de Castilla
Located in Espinar, El, Segovia Coordinates: 40°42′49″ N 4°08′22″ W
- Elevation
- 1,553 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- MAD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport54 km
- SLM Salamanca Airport118 km
About Alto de los Leones de Castilla
Alto de los Leones de Castilla is a mountain. Location: Espinar, El, Segovia. Elevation: 1,553 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Cabeza Lijar and Cueva Valiente.
Photos of Alto de los Leones de Castilla
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Cueva Valiente Txo · Public domain
Climate of Alto de los Leones de Castilla
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 93 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Murcia · 399 km southeast20°
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (93 mm)
- Driest month
- August (21 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 74 | 58 | 49 | 76 | 85 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 41 | 79 | 93 | 89 |
How to get to Alto de los Leones de Castilla
The nearest airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 54 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Alcobendas, 46 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) Madrid 54 kmsoutheast
- Salamanca Airport (SLM) Salamanca 118 kmwest
- Valladolid Airport (VLL) Valladolid 125 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Alcobendas Population: 116K 46 kmsoutheast
- Chamartin Population: 140K 48 kmsoutheast
- Alcorcón Population: 172.4K 49 kmsoutheast
- Móstoles Population: 207.1K 49 kmsoutheast
- Madrid Population: 3.3M 50 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alto de los Leones de Castilla
Within 100 km: 495 historic and cultural sites, 270 natural sites, 349 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km95 places
- La Jarosa Lake 5 kmS
- Embalse de la Aceña Lake 13 kmSW
- Embalse Tobar Lake 13 kmS
- Embalse de Valmayor Lake 20 kmS
25–60 km587 places
- San Millán Attraction 26 kmN
- Laguna de Taeña Lake 42 kmW
- Embalse de Santillana Lake 26 kmE
- Embalse del Burguillo Lake 49 kmSW
60–100 km432 places
- Pontón de la Oliva Lake 62 kmE
- Embalse del Atazar Lake 60 kmE
- Somosierra Mountain 66 kmNE
- Risco del Sol Mountain 66 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Molinos, Los Municipality, Madrid4.5 km E
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Gudillos Village, Espinar, El2 km W
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Guadarrama Municipality, Madrid5.4 km SE -
Guadarrama Town, Guadarrama6.2 km SE
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Los Molinos Village, Molinos, Los5.5 km E
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Cercedilla Town, Cercedilla7.6 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cabeza Lijar Mountain, Guadarrama2.9 km SW
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Cueva Valiente Mountain, Peguerinos5.2 km SW
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La Peñota Mountain, Espinar, El5.1 km NE
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Arroyo de la Gargantilla River, Espinar, El4 km N
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Peña del Águila Mountain, Espinar, El6.9 km NE
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La Jarosa Lake, Madrid5.2 km S
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Montón de Trigo Mountain, Real Sitio de San Ildefonso11 km NE -
Cuelgamuros Natural site, Madrid7.7 km S
More nature in Spain
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La Mujer Muerta Mountain, Espinar, El10 km N -
Sierra del Quintanar Mountain, Espinar, El8.7 km N
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Cañada de la Cumbre Mountain, Espinar, El8.9 km W
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Peña del Oso Mountain, Espinar, El10 km N
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Cabeza Renale Mountain, Espinar, El12 km W
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Cerro del Caloco Mountain, Espinar, El12 km NW
Sources & licences
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