Aiguille du Vélan
Located in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°53′53″ N 7°14′38″ E
- Elevation
- 3,633 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport84 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport89 km
About Aiguille du Vélan
Aiguille du Vélan is a mountain. Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,633 m. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Mont Vélan and Dôme du Vélan.
Photos of Aiguille du Vélan
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Mont Vélan Herzi Pinki · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Aiguille du Vélan
This month · November
A wet month
Day -8° · Night -13° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 4°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -17°)
- Wettest month
- November (141 mm)
- Driest month
- July (86 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -12° | -12° | -11° | -9° | -4° | 0° | 3° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -17° | -17° | -15° | -10° | -7° | -4° | -2° | -5° | -9° | -13° | -16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 99 | 86 | 95 | 90 | 121 | 141 | 133 |
How to get to Aiguille du Vélan
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 84 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 83 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 84 kmsouth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 89 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 96 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 83 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 91 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 144 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 177 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aiguille du Vélan
Within 100 km: 119 historic and cultural sites, 3,984 natural sites, 454 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km529 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 18 kmNW
- Lac de la Breye Lake 22 kmNW
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 12 kmNE
- Lac du Dru Lake 21 kmNW
25–60 km1,696 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 58 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 33 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 42 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 33 kmNW
60–100 km2,332 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 93 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 66 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tunel Gd. St. Bernard Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre3.4 km W
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre6.3 km NW
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Vaud Village, Ollomont5.8 km SE
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Barliard Village, Ollomont5.6 km SE
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Voueces Village, Ollomont6.5 km SE
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Ollomont Municipality, Province of Aosta7.5 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mont Vélan Mountain, Switzerland0.9 km SE
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Dôme du Vélan Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.5 km SE
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Glacier de Pro Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.8 km W
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Glacier de Pieudet Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.9 km NW
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Glacier de Pieudet Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1 km NW
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Glacier du Tseudet Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1 km NE
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Mont de la Gouille Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.6 km NE
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Glacier de Valsorey Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.6 km E
Sources & licences
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