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Mountain

Gros Van

Located in Ormont-Dessous, Aigle District Coordinates: 46°23′34″ N 7°03′42″ E

Map showing the location of Gros Van Gros Van
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,189 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Comballaz
2.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport67 km
GVA Geneva International Airport75 km

About Gros Van

Gros Van is a mountain. Location: Ormont-Dessous, Aigle District. Elevation: 2,189 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Mont d'Or and Petit Van.

Climate of Gros Van

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -7° · Rain 130 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
December (141 mm)
Driest month
September (95 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 Gros Van
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°7°11°14°14°10°5°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-6°-2°1°4°4°1°-2°-7°-10°
Precipitation (mm)12413010110111112511011195114130141

How to get to Gros Van

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 67 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (75 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 36 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 67 kmnortheast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 75 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 90 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 68 kmnortheast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 74 kmwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 124 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 135 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gros Van

Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 4,296 natural sites, 559 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km526 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 15 kmW
  • Lac de Fully Lake 24 kmS
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 17 kmSE
  • Arnensee Lake 12 kmE

25–60 km1,957 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 34 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 35 kmNE
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 52 kmE
  • Lake Murten Lake 60 kmN

60–100 km2,526 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 70 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 66 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 66 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 62 kmNE

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