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Mountain

Gazon du Faing

Located in Plainfaing, Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges Coordinates: 48°06′32″ N 7°04′36″ E

Map showing the location of Gazon du Faing Gazon du Faing
Location in France
Elevation
1,306 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Le Valtin
4.1 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SXB Strasbourg Airport63 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg66 km

About Gazon du Faing

Gazon du Faing is a mountain. Location: Plainfaing, Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Elevation: 1,306 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Strasbourg Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Altenkraehkopf and Gazon de Faite.

Climate of Gazon du Faing

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
December (130 mm)
Driest month
April (91 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
Climate of Gazon du Faing
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-1°3°6°11°14°17°17°13°8°2°0°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-4°-2°3°6°8°8°5°1°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)10810393911151151059196107118130

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Gazon du Faing

The nearest airport is Strasbourg Airport (SXB), 63 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mulhouse, 44 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Strasbourg Airport (SXB) Strasbourg 63 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 66 kmsoutheast
  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 105 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 44 kmsoutheast
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 59 kmeast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 72 kmsoutheast
  • Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 72 kmnortheast
  • Nancy Population: 105.1K 92 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gazon du Faing

Within 100 km: 362 historic and cultural sites, 1,299 natural sites, 335 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • lac des Truites - du Forlet Lake 1 kmS
  • Lac Noir Lake 2 kmE
  • Lac de Longemer Lake 10 kmSW
  • Lac de Gérardmer Lake 17 kmW

25–60 km571 places

  • Tunisee Lake 55 kmE
  • Schilzberg Mountain 51 kmSE
  • Limberg Mountain 39 kmE
  • Lausberg Mountain 57 kmSE

60–100 km1,203 places

  • Etang de la Gruère Lake 97 kmS
  • Etangs Rougeat Lake 72 kmS
  • Basler Weiher Lake 88 kmSE
  • Pisciculture Lake 71 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Le Valtin Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
    4.1 km W
  • Le Valtin Village, Le Valtin
    4.4 km W
  • Soultzeren Village, Arrondissement de Colmar-Ribeauvillé
    5.5 km S
  • Orbey Village, Arrondissement de Colmar-Ribeauvillé
    6.6 km E
  • Soultzeren Village, Soultzeren
    5.3 km S
  • Stosswihr Village, Arrondissement de Colmar-Ribeauvillé
    6.4 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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