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Grimsel Pass

 
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An Alpine pass, 2,183.5 m (7,159 ft) high, of southern Switzerland between the Rhone and Aare river valleys.

 

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Grimsel Pass
Grimselpass.jpg
View from the pass on Grimselsee, Grimsel Hospice and Räterichsbodensee
Elevation 2,165 metres (7,103 ft)
Location  Switzerland
Range Alps
Coordinates 46°33.72′N 8°20.34′E / 46.562°N 8.339°E / 46.562; 8.339Coordinates: 46°33.72′N 8°20.34′E / 46.562°N 8.339°E / 46.562; 8.339

Grimsel Pass (German: Grimselpass) (el. 2165 m.) is a Swiss high mountain pass between the valley of the Rhone River in the canton of Valais and the Haslital (upper valley of the Aar river) in the canton of Bern.

It is located near the source of the Rhone at the Rhone Glacier. Also in the area is the Grimsel Test Site, used for research into underground radioactive waste disposal.

Map of the reservoirs on the Bernese side below Grimsel Pass

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Panorama

Grimselpass pano.jpg



Weather

Weather data for Grimsel-Hospiz
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) -2.7
(27)		 -2.6
(27)		 -1.1
(30)		 1.4
(35)		 6
(43)		 9.9
(50)		 12.8
(55)		 12.5
(55)		 10.6
(51)		 7.4
(45)		 1.6
(35)		 -1.4
(29)		 4.5
(40)
Daily mean °C (°F) -5.9
(21)		 -5.7
(22)		 -4.2
(24)		 -1.3
(30)		 2.9
(37)		 6.2
(43)		 8.9
(48)		 8.8
(48)		 7
(45)		 3.7
(39)		 -1.6
(29)		 -4.6
(24)		 1.2
(34)
Average low °C (°F) -8.8
(16)		 -8.8
(16)		 -7.3
(19)		 -4.4
(24)		 0
(32)		 3.2
(38)		 5.6
(42)		 5.6
(42)		 3.9
(39)		 1.1
(34)		 -4
(25)		 -7.6
(18)		 -1.8
(29)
Precipitation mm (inches) 208
(8.19)		 179
(7.05)		 208
(8.19)		 209
(8.23)		 163
(6.42)		 160
(6.3)		 144
(5.67)		 158
(6.22)		 120
(4.72)		 147
(5.79)		 188
(7.4)		 212
(8.35)		 2,094
(82.44)
Avg. precipitation days 13.8 13.1 15.9 14.7 15.7 15.4 14.4 14.8 11 10.5 12.5 13.6 165.4
Source: MeteoSchweiz [1] 8 May 2009

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References

  1. ^ "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss. http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html. Retrieved 8 May 2009. 
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