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Mountain

Grand Muveran

Located in Chamoson, Conthey District Coordinates: 46°14′14″ N 7°07′34″ E

Grand Muveran
Zacharie Grossen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
3,051 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bex
3.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport78 km
BRN Bern Airport80 km

About Grand Muveran

Grand Muveran is a mountain. Location: Chamoson, Conthey District. Elevation: 3,051 m.

From Wikipedia

The Grand Muveran (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ myvʁɑ̃]) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Vaud and Valais. At 3,051 metres, it is the highest summit of the group lying between the Rhone knee and the Pas de Cheville and the westernmost three-thousander of the Bernese Alps. The closest localities are Les Plans-sur-Bex (municipality of Bex, Vaud) and Ovronnaz (Valais). It is accompanied by the smaller peak of Petit Muveran.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
1,013 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Grand Muveran

This month · November

A wet month

Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
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 Grand Muveran
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-6°-4°2°5°8°8°5°0°-6°-8°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-14°-11°-7°-4°-1°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)12613110910711411910410696119136140

How to get to Grand Muveran

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 78 kmwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 80 kmnorth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 87 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 76 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 83 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 141 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 151 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Grand Muveran

Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 4,398 natural sites, 547 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km664 places

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

25–60 km2,013 places

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

60–100 km2,413 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 85 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 72 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 72 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 68 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bex Municipality, Aigle District
    3.5 km NW
  • Leytron Municipality, Martigny District
    4.7 km SE
  • Les Plans-sur-Bex Village, Bex
    3.4 km NW
  • Gryon Municipality, Aigle District
    6.3 km N
  • La Vare Village, Bex
    2.9 km N
  • Gryon Village, Gryon
    6.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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