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Lac du Grand Désert

Located in Nendaz, Conthey District Coordinates: 46°05′21″ N 7°20′08″ E

Map showing the location of Lac du Grand Désert Lac du Grand Désert
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,647 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hérémence
4.7 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport92 km
GVA Geneva International Airport96 km

About Lac du Grand Désert

Lac du Grand Désert is a lake. Location: Nendaz, Conthey District. Elevation: 2,647 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Mont Fort and Glacier du Mont Fort.

Climate of Lac du Grand Désert

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
November (118 mm)
Driest month
September (79 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 Lac du Grand Désert
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°3°6°10°11°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-11°-9°-4°0°3°4°1°-3°-7°-10°
Precipitation (mm)10810710410110290808779103118113

How to get to Lac du Grand Désert

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 92 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (96 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 72 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 92 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 96 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 97 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 72 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 93 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 96 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 162 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 164 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lac du Grand Désert

Within 100 km: 122 historic and cultural sites, 4,566 natural sites, 559 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km694 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 21 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 23 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 21 kmNW
  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 18 kmN

25–60 km2,121 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 52 kmNW
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 55 kmNE
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 49 kmE
  • Daubensee Lake 42 kmNE

60–100 km2,432 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 98 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 75 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 75 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 71 kmNE

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