Puig de les Forques
Located in Fontanals de Cerdanya, Girona Coordinates: 42°22′28″ N 1°57′00″ E
- Elevation
- 1,706 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LEU Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport45 km
- GRO Girona-Costa Brava Airport85 km
About Puig de les Forques
Puig de les Forques is a mountain. Location: Fontanals de Cerdanya, Girona. Elevation: 1,706 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Turó Pujamil and Forêt de Palau.
Climate of Puig de les Forques
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 98 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- May (106 mm)
- Driest month
- July (60 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -4° | -2° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 106 | 91 | 60 | 79 | 79 | 101 | 98 | 83 |
How to get to Puig de les Forques
The nearest airport is Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU), 45 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO) (85 km). The nearest large city is Girona, 84 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra 45 kmwest
- Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO) Girona 85 kmsoutheast
- Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (PGF) Perpignan/Rivesaltes 86 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Girona Population: 100.3K 84 kmsoutheast
- Perpignan Population: 110.7K 86 kmnortheast
- Terrassa Population: 218.5K 90 kmsouth
- Sabadell Population: 211.7K 93 kmsouth
- Mataró Population: 127K 101 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Puig de les Forques
Within 100 km: 300 historic and cultural sites, 1,776 natural sites, 245 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km216 places
- Llac de Núria Lake 17 kmE
- Pic de les Molleres del Puigpedrós Mountain 19 kmNW
- Pic Bastiments Mountain 24 kmE
- Puig de Dòrria Mountain 11 kmE
25–60 km811 places
- Pantà de Sau Lake 57 kmSE
- Pantà de Sant Ponç Lake 53 kmSW
- Puig del Torn Mountain 60 kmE
- Pic de la Bassera Mountain 48 kmW
60–100 km1,294 places
- Platja de Perafita Beach 100 kmE
- Puig Joan Mountain 98 kmE
- Artigue River 78 kmNW
- Platja d'Empúries Beach 100 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Turó Pujamil Mountain, Palau-de-Cerdagne1.7 km NE
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Forêt de Palau Natural site, Occitanie2.4 km E
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Montaña de Alp Mountain, Alp4.8 km SW
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Pla de la Bassa Mountain, Alp5.7 km SE
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La Tossa Mountain, Bagà7.6 km SW
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Bois de las Coronas Natural site, Pyrénées-Orientales5.9 km E
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Cim de Coma Morera Mountain, Valcebollère6.4 km E
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la Tosa Mountain, Urús7.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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