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Mountain

Pointe des Grands

Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Coordinates: 46°00′11″ N 6°59′23″ E

Map showing the location of Pointe des Grands Pointe des Grands
Location in France
Elevation
3,101 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Trient
3.1 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport70 km
GVA Geneva International Airport73 km

About Pointe des Grands

Pointe des Grands is a mountain. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Elevation: 3,101 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Croix des Berons and Pointe des Berons.

Climate of Pointe des Grands

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
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).

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Climate of Pointe des Grands
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-8°-5°0°4°7°8°4°0°-5°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-7°-4°-1°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)160160143138140129111116110145172174

How to get to Pointe des Grands

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 70 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (73 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 70 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 73 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 95 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 69 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 157 kmnorthwest

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Trient Municipality, Martigny District
    3.1 km N
  • Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    5.6 km NW
  • Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine
    5.6 km NW
  • Le Tour Village, Chamonix
    3.4 km W
  • Martigny-Combe Municipality, Martigny District
    8.2 km NE
  • Trient Village, Trient
    6.1 km N

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