Teso dera Mina
Spain, europe
N/A
2,390 m
hard
Year-round
Teso dera Mina is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.390m (7,841ft) above the sea level, located in the province of Lleida, autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It’s
one of the highest mountain roads of the country.
The road to the summit, located in the Spanish Pyrenees, is rocky and gravel. It’s a chairlift access trail. The slope is very steep, consists of loose stones and becomes even steeper and rocky in the upper part. This trail can be done only a very narrow time-frame in the summer (end of August). The wind is usually quite strong at mountain areas. High winds blow here all year long. Even in summer you can confront with snowy days. Temperatures here in the winter are brutally cold. The road to the summit is a ski-station service road pretty steep, with some sections up to 30%.
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Road Details
- Country
- Spain
- Continent
- europe
- Max Elevation
- 2,390 m
- Difficulty
- hard
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