Mountain·Spain

Pico Posets

3,369m

Pyrenees

Pacopac · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 3,369m
Prominence: 1,130m
Isolation: 18km
Relief: 1,618mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope: 58°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit: Oct–JulSee month by month ↓
First ascent: 1856
Summit: 42.6550°N, 0.4353°E

Mountain in the Spanish Pyrenees

Pico Posets is a mountain in the Pyrenees (Spain). Its summit stands 3,369 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 1,130 m, and the nearest higher ground is 18 km away. It was first climbed in 1856.

From the lowest point within 5 km (1,751 m), it rises 1,618 m. The steepest side is the west face: 28° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 58° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Benasque, 9 km away at 1,140 m: 2,229 m below the summit.

Pico Posets for skiers and climbers

Two scores out of 10, built only from open data — every part is shown. They describe what the mountain offers, not how safe it is.

Hiking & mountaineering

9.8/10

Difficulty to the top

Alpine climb

Most path sections around the top are T4 on the SAC hiking scale. Glaciers around the top.

Indicative only — never a safety assessment. Conditions change: ask local guides and check the forecast.

2.5/2.521 waymarked routes and 198 path sections nearby
1.5/1.517 huts and shelters
2.0/22,229 m of ascent from the valley
1.3/1.51,130 m of prominence
1.5/1.58 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
1.0/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

6.8/10

3.5/4136 km of downhill runs
0.9/1.524 ski lifts
0.0/1.5lift station heights not mapped
2.4/34 months of snow at about 1,640 m

Runs by difficulty

Beginner 10 km
Easy 52 km
Intermediate 50 km
Difficult 25 km

Snow season on the slopes (estimate)

Around 1,640 m, in the middle of the ski area: snow from December to March (some years from November to March).

Snow on the ground all month
Snow some of the time
No snow
This month

24 lifts · 0 km cross-country

How these scores are made

Ski (where OpenStreetMap has skiing within 12 km): up to 4 points for the length of downhill runs (300 km or more = 4), 1.5 for the number of lifts (40+), 1.5 for the vertical between lift stations (1,500 m) and 3 for the snow season — a month counts when the estimated mean temperature at the height of the ski area is −1 °C or lower and snow falls or lies there (NASA POWER, 2001–2020). Hiking & mountaineering: up to 2.5 for waymarked routes and paths, 1.5 for huts, 2 for the ascent from the valley (2,000 m), 1.5 for prominence (3,000 m), 1.5 for the season (months with summit afternoons above −5 °C) and 1 for via ferratas, climbing and glaciers. OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: where few things are mapped, a score can be lower than reality.

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Snow

When there is snow on Pico Posets

At the summit, snow from October to July (some years from September to July). Month by month below, at different heights on the way up.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Summit3,369 msnow from October to July (some years from September to July)	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	Snow some of the time	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Halfway up2,254 msnow from November to May	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Benasque1,140 moccasional snow from January to February	Snow some of the time	Snow some of the time	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow

Snow on the ground all month
Snow some of the time
No snow
This month

Estimate for a normal year: average temperature and precipitation from NASA POWER, carried to each height, in a simple model of snow building up and melting. In a given year snow can come earlier or stay longer. It does not replace the local snow and avalanche bulletin.

Summit weather

Pico Posets, month by month

Not a forecast: long-term averages (1991–2020), carried up to the summit. The orange line is where an average afternoon reaches 0 °C; above the dashed blue line it freezes even at dawn.

On an average July afternoon the summit reaches about 11 °C; on February nights it falls to about -17 °C. In 6 months of the year it stays below freezing at the top even in the afternoon. In July the 0 °C line climbs to about 4,990 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, July is the driest month (42 mm) and May the wettest (76 mm).

0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit

Month	Summit high °C	Summit low °C	Benasque high °C	0 °C line (m)	Rain & snow (mm)	Wet days	Sun h/day
January	-9	-17	6	1,990	60	11	4.5
February	-8	-17	6	2,050	48	10	5.5
March	-5	-14	10	2,640	58	11	6.4
April	-1	-12	13	3,180	72	14	6.8
May	3	-8	17	3,790	76	14	7.8
June	8	-3	22	4,590	51	10	9.5
July	11	-1	25	4,990	42	8	10.3
August	10	-2	25	4,950	42	10	9.4
September	6	-5	20	4,300	50	10	8.0
October	2	-8	16	3,590	61	12	6.1
November	-5	-13	9	2,580	70	13	4.8
December	-8	-16	6	2,080	50	11	4.5

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 1,562 m), adjusted to the summit by −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Rain, wet days and sunshine are those of the region. Mountain weather changes fast — always check a local forecast. ★ = mildest months at the top.

Relief

The mountain in profile

Two cuts through the summit, 16 km long, from the 30 m Copernicus elevation model. Heights drawn 2× taller than lengths, so the shape can be seen.

West – east

South – north

Steepness by direction

Average slope of the first kilometre from the summit. The orange petal is the steepest side.

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Pico Posets

Counted around the summit in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. The satellite plate shows 14 × 14 km.

17mountain huts and shelters
Refuge de la Soula (1,690 m), Refugio de Estós (1,890 m), Borda Rafel, Refuge de Prat-Cazeneuve ou d'Aygues Tortes (2,020 m) and 13 more
3cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
Tramezaygues 2, Tramezaygues 3, Telecabina Benasque - Cerler
2ski areas
Estación de Esquí de Aramón Cerler, Aramón Cerler
21waymarked hiking routes
Puén Pecadó-Ibones del Sen, Senderos del Sobrarbe, Étape 18, Étape 19 and 17 more
1via ferratas
Via ferrata Sacs
2climbing crags and routes
Ascensión al Posets
8named glaciers
Glacier des Crabioules, Seil de la Baque Est, Ancien Glacier des Gourgs Blancs, Seil de la Baque Ouest and 4 more
12viewpoints
Mirador del Pichirillo, Mirador de las Fontanetas, Mirador Gorgas de los Galantes, Mirador de La Cruz de Puyadase and 8 more
3campsites
Campamento de Virgen Blanca, Emplacement bivouac, Camping El Forcallo
30hotels, B&Bs and chalets
Hotel La Solana, Hotel Casa Anita Restaurante, SOMMOS Hotel Benasque Spa, Hostal Parque Natural and 26 more
40restaurants and cafés

How hard are the paths?

198 path sections within 5 km, by SAC hiking scale (T1 easy walk … T6 difficult alpine).

T1T2T3T4T5T6

T1 hiking
T2 mountain hiking
T3 demanding mountain hiking
T4 alpine hiking
T5 demanding alpine hiking
T6 difficult alpine hiking

Towns at the foot

Benasque9 km · 1,140 m
Sahún9 km · 1,097 m
Gistaín11 km · 1,406 m
Plan11 km · 1,123 m
Sesué12 km · 1,009 m
Chía15 km · 1,206 m
Castejón de Sos16 km · 919 m
Bielsa18 km · 1,034 m

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OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: a low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

Pico Posets from Forqueta — Miguel303xm · CC BY-SA 3.0

Posets-Huesca (1) — Pedroantoniolazaro · CC BY-SA 4.0

Recent years

How each month compared at the summit

Afternoon high at the summit (estimate). The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years show only the difference.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1991–2020 average	-9	-8	-5	-1	3	8	11	10	6	2	-5	-8
2020	+1.8	+5.6	+0.7	+0.8	+2.3	−2.7	+0.3	+0.3	−0.7	−2.8	+3.0	−1.4
2021	−2.6	+2.9	+0.4	−0.5	−0.8	−0.5	−0.5	+0.8	+0.2	+0.7	−2.1	+2.2
2022	+2.4	+3.7	±0.0	+0.1	+3.4	+3.7	+5.1	+3.2	+1.4	+3.3	+2.2	+2.2
2023	−1.0	+1.7	+3.4	+2.5	+0.1	±0.0	+2.8	+3.0	+3.8	+3.5	+2.4	+2.6
2024	+3.4	+4.1	+1.6	+0.8	+0.3	±0.0	+2.5	+3.5	−1.8	+0.5	+3.4	+1.7
2025	+1.7	+3.3	−1.5	+1.6	+1.0	+4.6	+1.0	+3.4	+0.8	+1.8	+0.3	+1.3

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

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About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominence	Wikidata (Q282981) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profiles	Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Climate	NASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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