Mountains in Italy
Pollux
4,089 m13,415 ft
Mountain · Pennine Alps · Italy · Switzerland
Pollux is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais, Switzerland and the Aosta Valley in Italy. It is the lower of a pair of twin peaks, the other being Castor, named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology. Pollux's summit reaches an elevation of 4,089 m (13,415 ft).
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At the summit · forecast for 12:00 AM
-8 °CMostly clear · wind 4 km/h from the N
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Pollux, 4,089 m
- 12:00 AM-8 °CN 4 km/h–
- 3:00 AM-10 °CN 5 km/h–
- 6:00 AM-12 °CN 5 km/h–
- 9:00 AM-10 °CN 5 km/h–
- 12:00 PM-2 °CW 5 km/h–
- 3:00 PM-0 °CW 5 km/h–
- 6:00 PM-5 °CN 5 km/h–
- 9:00 PM-9 °CN 5 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 27 | Partly cloudy | -0 °C / -13 °C | – | 6 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Fog | -6 °C / -16 °C | – | 8 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Mostly clear | -5 °C / -15 °C | – | 6 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Clear | -3 °C / -15 °C | – | 4 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Partly cloudy | -3 °C / -13 °C | – | 4 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Mostly clear | -2 °C / -12 °C | – | 5 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Clear | -6 °C / -14 °C | – | 4 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 08:17 PM GMT+1. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 4,089 m (13,415 ft)
- Prominence
- 243 m (797 ft)
- Isolation
- 0.7 km to higher ground
- Range
- Pennine Alps
- Parent peak
- Dufourspitze
- Countries
- Italy, Switzerland
- Coordinates
- 45.933°N 7.783°E
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Peaks near Pollux
- Castor4,225 m · 1.6 km awayOn the map
- Breithorn4,160 m · 2.9 km awayOn the map
- Klein Matterhorn3,883 m · 4.2 km awayOn the map
- Lyskamm4,532 m · 4.2 km awayOn the map
- Gornergrat3,135 m · 5.6 km awayOn the map
- Schwarzhorn4,321 m · 6.4 km awayOn the map
- Dufourspitze4,634 m · 6.5 km awayOn the map
- Ludwigshöhe4,341 m · 6.5 km awayOn the map
- Dunantspitze4,631 m · 6.5 km awayOn the map
- Grenzgipfel4,618 m · 6.6 km awayOn the map
Parent peak
The nearest higher peak its prominence is measured to.
- Dufourspitze4,634 mOn the map
Highest in the Pennine Alps
- Lyskamm4,532 mOn the map
- Matterhorn4,478 mOn the map
- Dent Blanche4,357 mOn the map
- Grand Combin4,309 mOn the map
- Zinalrothorn4,221 mOn the map
- Rimpfischhorn4,199 mOn the map
- Strahlhorn4,190 mOn the map
- Dent d'Hérens4,173 mOn the map
- Pollux4,089 mOn the map
Highest mountains in Italy
- Mont Blanc4,806 mOn the map
- Lyskamm4,532 mOn the map
- Matterhorn4,478 mOn the map
- Pointe Walker4,208 mOn the map
- Grandes Jorasses4,208 mOn the map
- Dent d'Hérens4,173 mOn the map
- Breithorn4,160 mOn the map
- Pollux4,089 mOn the map
