Pointe des Cavales
Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Coordinates: 46°04′13″ N 6°52′59″ E
- Elevation
- 2,778 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport63 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport63 km
About Pointe des Cavales
Pointe des Cavales is a mountain. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Elevation: 2,778 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de la Finive and Oeil de Boeuf.
Photos of Pointe des Cavales
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Climate of Pointe des Cavales
This month · November
A wet month
Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 10°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- December (174 mm)
- Driest month
- September (110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -7° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -9° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 160 | 143 | 138 | 140 | 129 | 111 | 116 | 110 | 145 | 172 | 174 |
How to get to Pointe des Cavales
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 53 km to the north.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 63 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 63 kmwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 92 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 53 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 59 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 107 kmnortheast
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 135 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 147 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pointe des Cavales
Within 100 km: 141 historic and cultural sites, 3,760 natural sites, 500 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km557 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 20 kmNE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 3 kmNE
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 20 kmNE
- Lac d'Orny Lake 16 kmSE
25–60 km1,478 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 41 kmN
- Lake Leman Lake 52 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 35 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 44 kmNE
60–100 km2,366 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 99 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 99 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 94 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 72 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Finhaut Municipality, Saint-Maurice District3.8 km E
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Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville5.6 km SE
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Emosson Village, Finhaut2.6 km E
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Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine5.6 km SE
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Salvan Municipality, Saint-Maurice District7.4 km NE
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Barberine Village, Salvan3.5 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pointe de la Finive Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes0.8 km NE -
Oeil de Boeuf Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.2 km E -
Tête à Lugon Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1 km E
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La Veudale Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.8 km SE -
Glacier de la Fenive Natural site, Salvan1.3 km E
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Tête des Gouilles Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.4 km SE
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Glacier de la Fenive Natural site, Salvan1.5 km NE
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Les Taureaux Mountain, Salvan1.8 km NE
More nature in France
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Pointe de l'Ifala Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes2.8 km SE -
Aiguilles du Van Mountain, Vallorcine3 km SE -
Mont Buet Mountain, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval5.6 km SW -
Le Grand-Perron Mountain, Vallorcine3.5 km SE -
Aiguille du Charmo Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes2.6 km S
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Mont Ruan Mountain, Upper Savoy6.2 km N
Sources & licences
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