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Mountain

Pointe des Encrennes

Located in Bex, Aigle District Coordinates: 46°14′28″ N 7°07′18″ E

Map showing the location of Pointe des Encrennes Pointe des Encrennes
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,644 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Les Plans-sur-Bex
2.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport78 km
BRN Bern Airport80 km

About Pointe des Encrennes

Pointe des Encrennes is a mountain. Location: Bex, Aigle District. Elevation: 2,644 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Grand Muveran and Sex Percé.

Climate of Pointe des Encrennes

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
December (140 mm)
Driest month
September (96 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 Pointe des Encrennes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-4°-1°4°8°11°11°7°2°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-11°-9°-4°-1°1°2°-1°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)12613110910711411910410696119136140

How to get to Pointe des Encrennes

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 48 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 78 kmwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 80 kmnorth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 86 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 48 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 75 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 82 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 140 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 150 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Pointe des Encrennes

Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 4,393 natural sites, 545 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km661 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 7 kmS
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 8 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 24 kmSW
  • Arnensee Lake 18 kmNE

25–60 km2,007 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 29 kmNW
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 51 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 49 kmN
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 55 kmNE

60–100 km2,415 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 84 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 72 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 72 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 68 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Les Plans-sur-Bex Village, Bex
    2.8 km NW
  • Leytron Municipality, Martigny District
    5.3 km SE
  • La Vare Village, Bex
    2.6 km NE
  • Gryon Municipality, Aigle District
    5.8 km N
  • Gryon Village, Gryon
    6 km NW
  • Chamoson Municipality, Conthey District
    6.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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