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Crête de Samaroux

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 44°45′00″ N 5°51′00″ E

Map showing the location of Crête de Samaroux Crête de Samaroux
Location in France
Elevation
2,235 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Disdier
4.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport80 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport99 km

About Crête de Samaroux

Crête de Samaroux is a mountain. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 2,235 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Tête de Lopet and Grande Tête de l'Obiou.

Climate of Crête de Samaroux

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -7° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
November (143 mm)
Driest month
July (60 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).

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Climate of Crête de Samaroux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°3°9°13°16°16°12°7°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-8°-5°-1°2°4°5°2°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)104919696107966082102122143115

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Crête de Samaroux

The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), 80 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 49 km to the north.

Airports

  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 80 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 99 kmnorth
  • Avignon Caumont airport (AVN) Avignon 120 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 49 kmnorth
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 136 kmnorthwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 136 kmnorthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 138 kmnorthwest
  • Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 139 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Crête de Samaroux

Within 100 km: 119 historic and cultural sites, 1,363 natural sites, 296 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km101 places

  • Lac du Saulet Lake 10 kmNE
  • Lac Gary Lake 21 kmNE
  • Mont Simon Mountain 20 kmN
  • Quigouret Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km691 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 32 kmN
  • Clapes River 57 kmSE
  • Lac du Vallon Lake 29 kmNE
  • Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake 25 kmN

60–100 km986 places

  • St Alban Plage Beach 90 kmN
  • Îles Margeries Island 100 kmW
  • Grande Île Island 88 kmN
  • Petite Île Island 89 kmN

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