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Mountain

Aiguille de Leschaux

Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°53′18″ N 7°00′21″ E

Map showing the location of Aiguille de Leschaux Aiguille de Leschaux
Location in France
Elevation
3,759 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Plampincieux
6.7 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport71 km
GVA Geneva International Airport80 km

About Aiguille de Leschaux

Aiguille de Leschaux is a mountain. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 3,759 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Les Petites Jorasses and Aiguille de Talèfre.

Climate of Aiguille de Leschaux

This month · November

A wet month

Day -9° · Night -14° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 3°)
Coldest month
February (night -18°)
Wettest month
November (164 mm)
Driest month
July (99 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 Aiguille de Leschaux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-5°-2°2°3°0°-5°-9°-12°
Average low (°C)-18°-18°-18°-16°-11°-8°-4°-3°-6°-9°-14°-17°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Aiguille de Leschaux

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 71 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (80 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 75 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 71 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 80 kmnorthwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 91 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 75 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 75 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 123 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 128 kmsouthwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 166 kmwest

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

Day trips from Aiguille de Leschaux

Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 3,709 natural sites, 448 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km460 places

  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 14 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 16 kmN
  • Lac du Dru Lake 16 kmN

25–60 km1,496 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 33 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 46 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 58 kmN
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 33 kmN

60–100 km2,321 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 62 kmN
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 90 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 89 kmN
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 88 kmNE

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