Plateau du Couloir
Located in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°55′59″ N 7°17′14″ E
- Elevation
- 3,664 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport86 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport92 km
About Plateau du Couloir
Plateau du Couloir is a natural site. Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Combin de Valsorey and Glacier du Meitin.
Photos of Plateau du Couloir
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Mont Vélan Herzi Pinki · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Combin de Corbassière Ne9218 · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mont Avril Olivier Bruchez from Lausanne, Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Plateau du Couloir
This month · November
A wet month
Day -8° · Night -13° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 4°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -18°)
- 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° | -1° | 3° | 4° | 1° | -4° | -8° | -11° |
| Average low (°C) | -18° | -18° | -17° | -15° | -10° | -7° | -4° | -3° | -5° | -9° | -13° | -16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 99 | 86 | 95 | 90 | 121 | 141 | 133 |
How to get to Plateau du Couloir
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 82 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 86 kmsouth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 92 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 97 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 82 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 93 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 114 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 149 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 176 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Plateau du Couloir
Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 4,156 natural sites, 470 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km588 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 19 kmNW
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 24 kmN
- Lac de la Breye Lake 22 kmNW
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 8 kmE
25–60 km1,762 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 53 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 31 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 39 kmN
- Daubensee Lake 59 kmNE
60–100 km2,384 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 92 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 92 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 88 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 64 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre6.4 km W
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Val de Bagnes Municipality, Entremont District8.6 km N
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Liddes Municipality, Entremont District9.2 km NW
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Vaud Village, Ollomont7.7 km S
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Barliard Village, Ollomont7.4 km S
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Ollomont Municipality, Province of Aosta9.4 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Combin de Valsorey Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.6 km N
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Glacier du Meitin Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.7 km W
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Glacier du Sonadon Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.8 km S
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Combin du Meitin Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.9 km NW
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Grand Combin Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.1 km NE
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Le Sonadon Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.4 km SE
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Aiguille du Croissant Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.4 km NE
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Mur de la Côte Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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