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Mountain

Massif de la Chartreuse

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°21′48″ N 5°45′54″ E

Map showing the location of Massif de la Chartreuse Massif de la Chartreuse
Location in France
Elevation
1,338 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
3.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport32 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport34 km

About Massif de la Chartreuse

Massif de la Chartreuse is a mountain. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,338 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Grand Som and L'Alienard.

Climate of Massif de la Chartreuse

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
November (119 mm)
Driest month
July (75 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 Massif de la Chartreuse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°6°9°14°17°21°20°16°10°4°1°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-4°-1°3°6°9°9°5°2°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)928991911051027580111115119100

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Massif de la Chartreuse

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 32 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (66 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 21 km to the south.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 32 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 34 kmwest
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 66 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 21 kmsouth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 98 kmnorth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 108 kmwest

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

Day trips from Massif de la Chartreuse

Within 100 km: 159 historic and cultural sites, 1,376 natural sites, 340 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km114 places

  • St Alban Plage Beach 22 kmN
  • Grande Île Island 20 kmN
  • Petite Île Island 21 kmN
  • Lake Paladru Lake 21 kmNW

25–60 km527 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 37 kmS
  • Lac du Vallon Lake 47 kmSE
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 59 kmNW
  • Lac de Save Lake 45 kmNW

60–100 km1,234 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 85 kmNW
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 93 kmN
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 93 kmN
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 95 kmN

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