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Massif des Aiguilles Rouge

Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°58′22″ N 6°51′56″ E

Map showing the location of Massif des Aiguilles Rouge Massif des Aiguilles Rouge
Location in France
Elevation
2,767 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Chamonix
5.6 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport60 km
GVA Geneva International Airport66 km

About Massif des Aiguilles Rouge

Massif des Aiguilles Rouge is a mountain. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 2,767 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille de la Floria and Aiguille de la Glière.

Climate of Massif des Aiguilles Rouge

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
November (150 mm)
Driest month
July (92 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 Massif des Aiguilles Rouge
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°5°9°10°6°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-5°-1°2°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)140137129120120106929896124150146

How to get to Massif des Aiguilles Rouge

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (66 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 61 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 60 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 66 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 85 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 61 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 63 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 117 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 126 kmsouthwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 156 kmwest

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

Day trips from Massif des Aiguilles Rouge

Within 100 km: 138 historic and cultural sites, 3,609 natural sites, 466 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km511 places

  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 13 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 16 kmE
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 15 kmNE
  • Lac de Soi Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km1,419 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 52 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 29 kmNE
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 44 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 54 kmNE

60–100 km2,283 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 83 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 83 kmN
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 88 kmNE
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 85 kmE

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