The Navacerrada Pass (Spanish: Puerto de Navacerrada [ˈpweɾto ðe naβaθeˈraða]) is a mountain pass in the Guadarrama Mountains, in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula.
| Navacerrada Pass | |
|---|---|
| Puerto de Navacerrada | |
 | |
| Elevation | 1,858 m (6,096 ft)[1] |
| Location | Province of Segovia, Community of Madrid |
| Range | Sierra de Guadarrama |
| Coordinates | 40°47′19″N 4°0′12″W / 40.78861°N 4.00333°W |
  Navacerrada Pass Location of the Navacerrada Pass | |
In 1788, it replaced the Fuenfría Pass as mountain pass in the route crossing the Sierra de Guadarrama connecting the Spanish cities of Madrid and Segovia.[1] The saddle point lies at 1,858 metres over sea level.[1] It is located in the border between the province of Segovia and the Community of Madrid. The route consists of the M-601 road in the Madrilenian side and the CL-601 in the segovian side. As of 2019, several of the Alpine buildings erected in the surroundings are derelict.[2]
Climate
editThe climate type of Navacerrada Pass is humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb), close to the mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb),[3] with cold and rainy winters and cool to warm dry summers. Snow is common during the winter.[4]
| Climate data for Puerto de Navacerrada (altitude 1893m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1946–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.2 (−0.8) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 124 (4.9) |
96 (3.8) |
84 (3.3) |
127 (5.0) |
124 (4.9) |
64 (2.5) |
23 (0.9) |
26 (1.0) |
60 (2.4) |
156 (6.1) |
176 (6.9) |
163 (6.4) |
1,223 (48.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.5 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 111.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 79 | 74 | 77 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 49 | 63 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 109 | 114 | 162 | 166 | 215 | 289 | 348 | 321 | 211 | 146 | 103 | 92 | 2,268 |
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[5][6] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Muñoz Jiménez, Julio (2016). "Los efectos de las modificaciones recientes del clima sobre los ventisqueros de la sierra de Guadarrama históricamente explitados para el abastecimiento de nieve a Madrid: el caso del ventisquero del Ratón (Cuerda Larga, Manzanares el Real)". Libro jubilar en Homenaje al Profesor Antonio Gil Olcina. Sant Vicent del Raspeig: Universidad de Alicante. p. 66. ISBN 978-84-16724-09-3.
- ^ Delgado, Adrián (21 July 2019). "Navacerrada, puerto fantasma". ABC.
- ^ "Evolucion de los climas de Köppen en España: 1951-2020" (PDF). Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ Meteorología, Agencia Estatal de. "Puerto de Navacerrada: Puerto de Navacerrada - Agencia Estatal de Meteorología - AEMET. Gobierno de España". www.aemet.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Valores climatológicos normales. Puerto de Navacerrada" (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal de Meteorología. Archived from the original on 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Valores extremos. Puerto de Navacerrada" (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal de Meteorología. Archived from the original on 2024-04-04.
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