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Montón de Trigo

Located in Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Segovia Coordinates: 40°48′00″ N 4°04′16″ W

Montón de Trigo
Miguel303xm · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
2,137 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cercedilla
5 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
MAD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport54 km
VLL Valladolid Airport120 km

About Montón de Trigo

Montón de Trigo is a mountain. Location: Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Segovia. Elevation: 2,137 m.

From Wikipedia

Montón de Trigo is one of the most important and highest mountains of the Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range belonging to the Sistema Central) and of the mountainous branch of La Mujer Muerta, located between the valleys of the Moros river to the west and the Eresma river to the east. Administratively, it is within the municipality of El Espinar, in the south of the province of Segovia (Spain).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
Lugar de Interés Geológico

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Montón de Trigo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
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
Climate of Montón de Trigo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°4°6°10°15°20°20°15°8°4°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-4°-3°1°5°9°9°5°1°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)745849768549242141799389

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Montón de Trigo

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
  • Valladolid Airport (VLL) Valladolid 120 kmnorthwest
  • Salamanca Airport (SLM) Salamanca 122 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Alcobendas Population: 116K 46 kmsoutheast
  • Chamartin Population: 140K 50 kmsoutheast
  • Madrid Population: 3.3M 53 kmsoutheast
  • Ciudad Lineal Population: 228.2K 53 kmsoutheast
  • Alcorcón Population: 172.4K 55 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Montón de Trigo

Within 100 km: 470 historic and cultural sites, 287 natural sites, 360 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km112 places

  • San Millán Attraction 17 kmN
  • Embalse de Santillana Lake 22 kmE
  • La Jarosa Lake 15 kmS
  • Embalse de la Aceña Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km544 places

  • Laguna de Taeña Lake 48 kmW
  • Embalse del Burguillo Lake 60 kmSW
  • Pantano de San Juan Lake 51 kmSW
  • Pantano de San Juan Lake 52 kmSW

60–100 km461 places

  • Risco del Sol Mountain 75 kmSW
  • Cerro del Santo Mountain 92 kmW
  • Santia Mountain 63 kmNE
  • Cerro San Cristóbal Mountain 65 kmNE

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