Dôme du Vélan
Located in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°53′43″ N 7°14′57″ E
- Elevation
- 3,631 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport83 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport89 km
About Dôme du Vélan
Dôme du Vélan is a natural site. Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Mont Vélan and Aiguille du Vélan.
Photos of Dôme du Vélan
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Mont Vélan Herzi Pinki · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mont Avril Olivier Bruchez from Lausanne, Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Dôme 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 Dôme du Vélan
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 83 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 84 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 83 kmsouth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 89 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 96 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 84 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 92 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 144 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 178 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dôme du Vélan
Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 3,988 natural sites, 452 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 22 kmNW
25–60 km1,679 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 57 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 34 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 43 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 34 kmNW
60–100 km2,352 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 98 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 94 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 67 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tunel Gd. St. Bernard Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre3.9 km W
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Vaud Village, Ollomont5.3 km SE
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre6.8 km NW
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Barliard Village, Ollomont5.1 km SE
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Voueces Village, Ollomont5.9 km SE
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Ollomont Municipality, Province of Aosta6.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mont Vélan Mountain, Switzerland0.4 km SE
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Aiguille du Vélan Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.5 km NW
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Glacier de Pro Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.2 km W
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Glacier du Tseudet Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.3 km N
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Glacier de Valsorey Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.3 km NE
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Glacier de Pieudet Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.4 km NW
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Mont Cordine Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.5 km E
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Mont de la Gouille Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.5 km NE
Sources & licences
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