Torrent des Aiguilles
Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°07′00″ N 6°25′00″ E
- Elevation
- 1,858 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport72 km
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport90 km
About Torrent des Aiguilles
Torrent des Aiguilles is a river. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Vallon des Aiguilles d'Arves and La Séta des Près.
Photos of Torrent des Aiguilles
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Aiguille de la Saussaz Simdaperce · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Pointe de Pierre Fendue Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Aiguille Noire Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Torrent des Aiguilles
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 158 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- November (158 mm)
- Driest month
- July (74 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 6° | 3° | -2° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 124 | 119 | 121 | 124 | 100 | 74 | 89 | 102 | 136 | 158 | 145 |
How to get to Torrent des Aiguilles
The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 56 km to the west.
Airports
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 72 kmnorthwest
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 90 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 94 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 56 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 122 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 140 kmnorthwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 141 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 156 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Torrent des Aiguilles
Within 100 km: 103 historic and cultural sites, 1,571 natural sites, 289 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km230 places
- Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 21 kmNW
- Lac de la Chambon Lake 22 kmW
- Lac des Cerces Lake 7 kmSE
- Lac Blanc Lake 24 kmW
25–60 km694 places
- Lac Mort Lake 50 kmW
- Lac du Vallon Lake 35 kmSW
- Lac des Vaches Lake 42 kmNE
- Lacs de la Tempête Lake 57 kmN
60–100 km1,039 places
- Grand Golliat Mountain 98 kmNE
- Aiguille des Sasses Mountain 99 kmNE
- Pointe de Combette Mountain 100 kmNE
- Glacier des Angroniettes Natural site 99 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bonnenuit Village, Valloire1.3 km NE
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Valloire Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne5.5 km N
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La Charmette Village, Valloire2.3 km SE
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La Rivine Village, Valloire2.3 km N
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Valloire Village, Valloire5.5 km N
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Les Verneys Village, Valloire3.4 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vallon des Aiguilles d'Arves Natural site, Savoy2.6 km W
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La Séta des Près Mountain, Valloire2.5 km NE
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La Séta Vieille Mountain, Valloire2.6 km E
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Le Parpillon Mountain, Valloire3.2 km NW
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Roche Olvéra Mountain, Valloire2.9 km S
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Combe de la Plagnette Natural site, Savoy4.3 km NE
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Rochers de la Grande Paré Mountain, Valloire3.2 km SE
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Pointe de Pierre Fendue Mountain, Albiez-Montrond5.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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