La Meije Pic Oriental, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

About La Meije Pic Oriental

La Meije Pic Oriental is a mountain. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Elevation: 3,891 m. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (78 km). Nearby sights include La Meije Pic Central and Meije.

Photos of La Meije Pic Oriental

Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pmau · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Plaret Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Meije user:RobinL · CC BY-SA 2.5

Climate of La Meije Pic Oriental

This month · November

A wet month

Day -10° · Night -15° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month: August (day 5°)
Coldest month: January (night -20°)
Wettest month: November (159 mm)
Driest month: July (73 mm)

-14° -20°

-13° -20°

-12° -18°

-9° -16°

-3° -12°

1° -9°

5° -5°

1° -8°

-4° -11°

-10° -15°

-12° -18°

Jan

140

Feb

123

Mar

118

Apr

117

May

123

Jun

100

Jul

73

Aug

88

Sep

103

Oct

136

Nov

159

Dec

146

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

Climate of La Meije Pic Oriental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-14°	-13°	-12°	-9°	-3°	1°	5°	5°	1°	-4°	-10°	-12°
Average low (°C)	-20°	-20°	-18°	-16°	-12°	-9°	-5°	-5°	-8°	-11°	-15°	-18°
Precipitation (mm)	140	123	118	117	123	100	73	88	103	136	159	146

How to get to La Meije Pic Oriental

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 78 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 51 km to the northwest.

Airports

Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 78 kmnorthwest
Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 87 kmnorthwest
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 104 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Grenoble Population: 158.6K 51 kmnorthwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 134 kmnorth
Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 141 kmnorthwest
Lyon Population: 520.8K 142 kmnorthwest
Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 159 kmwest

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

Day trips from La Meije Pic Oriental

Within 100 km: 89 historic and cultural sites, 1,541 natural sites, 300 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km220 places

Lac du Vallon Lake 24 kmW
Lac de la Muzelle Lake 18 kmW
Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 24 kmNW
Lac Lauvitel Lake 20 kmW

25–60 km716 places

Lac Mort Lake 42 kmW
Lac Vert Lake 59 kmSE
Lac des Vaches Lake 57 kmNE
Lac du Saulet Lake 37 kmSW

60–100 km994 places

Clapes River 71 kmS
St Alban Plage Beach 74 kmNW
Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 96 kmN
Plage St Jorioz Beach 94 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Villar-d'Arêne Village, Arrondissement of Briançon
4.5 km N
La Grave Village, Arrondissement of Briançon
4.8 km N
La Grave Village, La Grave
4.8 km N
Villar-d'Arêne Village, Villar-d'Arêne
4.7 km N
Les Fréaux Village, La Grave
4.3 km NW
Les Vernois Village, La Grave
5.1 km N

La Meije Pic Oriental

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

La Meije Pic Central Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
0.4 km W
Meije Mountain, La Grave
0.8 km W
le Pave Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
0.6 km SE
Bec de l'Homme Mountain, Villar-d'Arêne
1.7 km NE
Pic Gaspard Mountain, Villar-d'Arêne
1.1 km SE
Brèche de la Seille Vieille Mountain, Villar-d'Arêne
1.8 km NE
Glacier du Tabuchet Natural site, Hautes-Alpes
1.4 km N
Pointe Emma Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
2 km S