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Mountain

Petit Van

Located in Ormont-Dessous, Aigle District Coordinates: 46°23′34″ N 7°04′29″ E

Map showing the location of Petit Van Petit Van
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,006 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Comballaz
1.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport66 km
GVA Geneva International Airport76 km

About Petit Van

Petit Van is a mountain. Location: Ormont-Dessous, Aigle District. Elevation: 2,006 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Gros Van and Mont d'Or.

Climate of Petit Van

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -6° · Rain 130 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
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 Petit Van
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°0°3°8°12°15°15°11°6°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-8°-5°-1°2°5°5°2°-1°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)12413010110111112511011195114130141

How to get to Petit Van

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 66 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (76 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 37 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 66 kmnortheast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 76 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 91 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 37 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 68 kmnortheast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 75 kmwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 125 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 135 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Petit Van

Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 4,315 natural sites, 563 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km533 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 16 kmW
  • Lac de Fully Lake 24 kmS
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 17 kmSE
  • Arnensee Lake 11 kmE

25–60 km1,992 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 34 kmN
  • Lake Thun Lake 60 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 34 kmNE
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 51 kmE

60–100 km2,507 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 70 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 65 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 65 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 61 kmNE

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