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Mountain

Chapeau de Napoleon

Located in Val-de-Travers, Val-de-Travers District Coordinates: 46°54′13″ N 6°34′19″ E

Chapeau de Napoleon
Fr.Latreille · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
961 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fleurier
0.8 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport71 km
GVA Geneva International Airport82 km

About Chapeau de Napoleon

Chapeau de Napoleon is a mountain. Location: Val-de-Travers, Val-de-Travers District. Elevation: 961 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Haut de la Vy and Crêt des Devens.

Climate of Chapeau de Napoleon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 125 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (132 mm)
Driest month
March (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Chapeau de Napoleon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°9°14°17°20°20°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°1°5°8°11°11°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)11611699102118128111111112113125132

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Chapeau de Napoleon

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 71 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (82 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 43 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 71 kmeast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 82 kmsouthwest
  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 88 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 43 kmsouth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 57 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 67 kmeast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 85 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 105 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Chapeau de Napoleon

Within 100 km: 220 historic and cultural sites, 1,695 natural sites, 345 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km92 places

  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 23 kmE
  • Lac des Taillères Lake 7 kmN
  • Barrage du Day Lake 24 kmSW
  • Lac de Moron Lake 25 kmNE

25–60 km343 places

  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 47 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 57 kmSE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 46 kmSE
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 58 kmE

60–100 km1,825 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 66 kmE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 98 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 98 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 95 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Fleurier Village, Val-de-Travers
    0.8 km E
  • Saint-Sulpice Village, Val-de-Travers
    1.1 km NW
  • Buttes Village, Val-de-Travers
    2.3 km SW
  • Môtiers Village, Val-de-Travers
    3.1 km E
  • Couvet Village, Val-de-Travers
    5.2 km NE
  • Les Bayards Village, Val-de-Travers
    4.7 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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