Monte Garde
- 8,865 ft
- summit
Monte Garde is a mountain in Grisons, Switzerland, with its summit at about 8,860 ft (2,702 m) above sea level. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Mulattiera militare. The nearest town is Le Prese, about 2.6 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cima di Vartegna Sud, Motta da Vartegna and Monte Saline. For camping, Camping Boomerang and Camping Cavresc are within about 6 miles. 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 16°F (-9°C) and lows about -4°F (-20°C). Precipitation falls on about 18 days in May, the wettest month, and about 13 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
- 8,865 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Monte Garde. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Monte Garde
How tall is Monte Garde?
8,865 ft (2,702 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Monte Garde?
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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Ortler12,812 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route29 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 route31 mi awayPhoto: Grasso83, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rheinwaldhorn11,161 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route50 mi awayPhoto: Werner Friedli, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Wildspitze12,362 ft · Tyrol, Austria1 route58 mi awayPhoto: Pirmin Olde Weghuis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tödi11,850 ft · Glarus, Switzerland1 route65 mi awayPhoto: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Alpe CampiascioHut camping1.2 mi
- Quadrada - Munt da CampascHiking1.5 mi
Pizzo CancianoSummitPhoto: Marco Zanoli (sidonius), CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi- Alpe Piano delle SolereHut camping1.5 mi
- Verificare Alpe Forame - AiadaHiking1.5 mi
- Sentiero per QuadradinHiking1.6 mi
Capanna Cederna-MaffinaHut campingPhoto: Astraspera, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.1 miPizzo ScalinoSummitPhoto: Redlopez, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Pizzo CancianoSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Marco Zanoli (sidonius), CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Pizzo ScalinoSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Redlopez, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Corno Campascio / Corno delle RuzzeSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Marco Zanoli, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pizzo del GombaroSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: WSarina, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Piz Canfinal / Pizzo ConfinaleSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Marco Zanoli (Sidonius), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Cima di Vartegna SudSummit · Next door
- Motta da VartegnaSummit · ~2 min drive
- Monte SalineSummit · ~2 min drive
- Cima di VartegnaSummit · ~2 min drive
- Il CampaniloneSummit · ~2 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Cascada de AraseéWaterfall · ~3 min drive
Capanna Cederna-MaffinaHut camping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Astraspera, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Camping BoomerangCamping · ~5 min drive
- Trans-Altarezia Bike - Tappa 4Mountain biking · ~6 min drive
Ometti - Pizzo ScalinoHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Gaggi Luca 76, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Monte Garde
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
16° / -4°
14 wet
Feb
20° / -1°
13 wet
Mar
27° / 8°
15 wet
Apr
32° / 16°
17 wet
May
42° / 24°
18 wet
Jun
50° / 31°
18 wet
Jul
55° / 36°
18 wet
Aug
54° / 35°
18 wet
Sep
47° / 29°
15 wet
Oct
39° / 22°
14 wet
Nov
27° / 10°
15 wet
Dec
17° / -1°
15 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 8,156 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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