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Mountain

Crêt de Sapel

Located in Val-de-Travers, Val-de-Travers District Coordinates: 46°57′43″ N 6°39′29″ E

Map showing the location of Crêt de Sapel Crêt de Sapel
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,210 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Travers
2.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport64 km
GVA Geneva International Airport91 km

About Crêt de Sapel

Crêt de Sapel is a mountain. Location: Val-de-Travers, Val-de-Travers District. Elevation: 1,210 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Crêt du Cervelet and Mont de Couvet.

Climate of Crêt de Sapel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 125 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
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 Crêt de Sapel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°8°13°16°19°19°15°10°4°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°4°7°9°9°6°3°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)11611699102118128111111112113125132

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Crêt de Sapel

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 64 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (91 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 50 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 64 kmeast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 91 kmsouthwest
  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 94 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 50 kmsouth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 58 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 60 kmeast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 93 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 96 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Crêt de Sapel

Within 100 km: 257 historic and cultural sites, 1,799 natural sites, 357 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km99 places

  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 17 kmE
  • Lac des Taillères Lake 6 kmW
  • Lac de Moron Lake 16 kmNE
  • Lac des Brenets Lake 12 kmN

25–60 km343 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 59 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 39 kmE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 45 kmSE
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 51 kmE

60–100 km1,971 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 94 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 93 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 91 kmE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 60 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Travers Village, Val-de-Travers
    2.8 km SE
  • Couvet Village, Val-de-Travers
    4.5 km SW
  • Noiraigue Village, Val-de-Travers
    5.1 km E
  • La Brévine Village, La Brévine
    4.4 km NW
  • La Brévine Municipality, Le Locle District
    5.8 km W
  • Môtiers Village, Val-de-Travers
    6.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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