Mont Aigoual

East side of Mont Aigoual

Weather station on the Mont Aigoual

The Mont Aigoual located south of the Cevennes and is with 1567 m the highest mountain in the department of Gard and the second highest in the Cevennes, after Mont Lozère.

On Mont Aigoual arise several rivers:

• Hérault
• Gardon
• Tarnon
• Jonte
• Dourbie
• Trevezel

At the summit, the last inhabited weather station located in the mountains in France.

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 rainfall in 24 hours: 607 mm from 18 clock on October 30, 1963
• Maximum snow depth 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 most rainfall in France.

On a clear day it is possible from the top of the Mediterranean to see the Pyrenees and the Alps, with the summit of Mont Blanc.

Trails

On the mountain of the popular hiking trail leads called " montée the 4000 marches " on which one has to overcome to 9 kilometers above 1200 meters. It has its starting point in the community Valleraugue. Since 1988, there will be a competition on this trail. In this, the rotor turn before the 9 km long climb one more round of 1.8 kilometers in place.