Parc Régional du Vercors
Located in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 44°58′00″ N 5°28′00″ E
- Elevation
- 1,468 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport45 km
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport81 km
About Parc Régional du Vercors
Parc Régional du Vercors is a natural site. Location: Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Puy de Bois-en-Vercors and Montagne du Play.
Photos of Parc Régional du Vercors
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Sommet de Malaval This picture belongs to Gilbert Bohec Please credit : Gilbert Bohec / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA I'd appreciate if you · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Parc Régional du Vercors
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- November (138 mm)
- Driest month
- July (65 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -3° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 3° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 88 | 97 | 102 | 122 | 101 | 65 | 88 | 116 | 126 | 138 | 112 |
How to get to Parc Régional du Vercors
The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), 45 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (89 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 31 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 45 kmnorth
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 81 kmnortheast
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 89 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 31 kmnortheast
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 99 kmnorthwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 100 kmnorthwest
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 100 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 147 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Parc Régional du Vercors
Within 100 km: 135 historic and cultural sites, 1,201 natural sites, 299 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km133 places
- Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake 25 kmE
- Vercors Plateau Mountain 4 kmSW
- Roc de Toulau Mountain 20 kmSW
- Mont Simon Mountain 24 kmE
25–60 km434 places
- Lac Mort Lake 26 kmE
- Lac du Vallon Lake 44 kmE
- Lac du Saulet Lake 41 kmSE
- Lac de Petichet Lake 25 kmE
60–100 km1,068 places
- Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain Historic site 82 kmSW
- Clapes River 96 kmSE
- St Alban Plage Beach 71 kmN
- Îles Margeries Island 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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La Chapelle-en-Vercors Village, Arrondissement de Die4 km W
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La Chapelle-en-Vercors Village, La Chapelle-en-Vercors3.9 km W
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Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors Village, Arrondissement de Die4.5 km SW
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Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors Village, Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors4.4 km SW
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Les Chabottes Village, Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors2.5 km SW
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Mercier Village, La Chapelle-en-Vercors2.6 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Puy de Bois-en-Vercors Mountain, La Chapelle-en-Vercors0.5 km N
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Montagne du Play Mountain, Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors2.3 km SW
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Montagne du Grand Larve Mountain, Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors4.2 km S
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Rocher du Pleynet Mountain, Château-Bernard5 km E
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Vercors Plateau Mountain, Drôme4.4 km SW
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Sommet de Malaval Mountain, Gresse-en-Vercors6.2 km SE
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Sommet la Poule Mountain, Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors5.4 km SW
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Tête de Cognaux Mountain, Gresse-en-Vercors5.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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