Carungas
- 8,602 ft
- summit
Carungas is a mountain in Grisons, Switzerland, with its summit at about 8,600 ft (2,622 m) above sea level. It stands inside Parc Ela. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include 03-Alpenpässe-Weg. The nearest town is Rona, about 2.5 miles east of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Piz Bleis Rest, Motta da Stregls and Piz Colm. For camping, Naturzeltplatz Rona and Campingplatz Rona are within about 6 miles. Administratively, it is in Albula Region. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 55°F (13°C) and lows about 36°F (2°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 17°F (-9°C) and lows about 0°F (-18°C). Precipitation falls on about 19 days in April, the wettest month, and about 14 days in February, the driest. These typical figures for 1981–2010 come from the CHELSA 1 km climate model and CRU TS 4.09. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 8,602 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Carungas. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Carungas
How tall is Carungas?
8,602 ft (2,622 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Carungas?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
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Tödi11,850 ft · Glarus, Switzerland1 route40 mi awayPhoto: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ortler12,812 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route42 mi awayPhoto: No machine-readable author provided. Idéfix~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Presanella11,667 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route53 mi awayPhoto: Grasso83, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dammastock11,909 ft · Uri, Switzerland1 route60 mi awayPhoto: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz Bleis RestSummitPhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi
Piz ColmSummitPhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi- TigielHiking1.7 mi
- 03-Alpenpässe-WegHiking1.7 mi
Piz SalterasSummitPhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.7 mi
Naturzeltplatz RonaCampingPhoto: Andreas Faessler, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.4 mi
Campingplatz RonaCampingPhoto: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.6 mi
Veja Val TschittaHikingPhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Piz Bleis RestSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz ColmSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz SalterasSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz Val LungaSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz FurnatschSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pizza GrossaSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz da l'Antgierna da SalterasSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Staublex, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Piz D'ErrSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz da Peder BucsSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
CotschenSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Naturzeltplatz RonaCamping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Andreas Faessler, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Veja Val TschittaHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rona BikeMountain biking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Chamonas d'Ela CASHut camping · ~6 min drivePhoto: Kai11, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Piz SurgondaSki touring · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Carungas
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
17° / 0°
15 wet
Feb
20° / 1°
14 wet
Mar
26° / 9°
17 wet
Apr
32° / 17°
19 wet
May
41° / 25°
19 wet
Jun
49° / 31°
19 wet
Jul
55° / 36°
19 wet
Aug
54° / 36°
19 wet
Sep
47° / 30°
16 wet
Oct
39° / 23°
15 wet
Nov
27° / 11°
16 wet
Dec
18° / 2°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 7,923 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
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