Mont Aigoual
| Mont Aigoual | ||
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 East side of Mont Aigoual |
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| height | 1567 m | |
| location | Massif Central , France | |
| Mountains | Cevennes | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 7 '0 " N , 3 ° 35' 0" E | |
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 Weather station on Mont Aigoual |
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The Mont Aigoual is located in the south of the Cevennes and is with 1567 m the highest mountain in the Gard and the second highest in the Cevennes, after Mont Lozère .
Several rivers have their source at Mont Aigoual:
The last inhabited weather station in the mountains in France is on the summit .
The climatic conditions on the Aigoual are exceptional:
- maximum temperature : 28.2 ° C in 1947
- minimum temperature: -28 ° C 1956
- maximum wind speed : 335 km / h on November 6, 1966
- Maximum precipitation in 24 hours: 607 mm from 6 p.m. on October 30, 1963
- Maximum depth of new snow in one year: 10.24 meters
- Average number of rainy days per year: 170
- Average number of days with strong wind (> 16 m / s): 265
- Average number of days with fog: 241
- Average number of days with snow-covered ground: 116
- Average number of days with frost: 140.
The Aigoual is the place with the highest rainfall in France.
In clear weather it is possible to see the Mediterranean , the Pyrenees and the Alps with the summit of Mont Blanc from the summit .
Hiking trails
The popular hiking trail "montée des 4000 marches" leads up the mountain, on which one has to conquer over 1200 meters in altitude over 9 kilometers. It has its starting point in the municipality of Valleraugue . A competition has been held on this trail since 1988. In this, the runners do a lap of 1.8 kilometers in the village before the 9 kilometer climb.
