Pointe de Challand
Located in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°57′28″ N 7°15′46″ E
- Elevation
- 3,625 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport89 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport90 km
About Pointe de Challand
Pointe de Challand is a mountain. Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,625 m. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Aiguilles du Meitin and L'Epée.
Climate of Pointe de Challand
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 Pointe de Challand
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 89 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 79 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 89 kmsouth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 90 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 95 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 79 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 91 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 149 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 172 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pointe de Challand
Within 100 km: 112 historic and cultural sites, 4,165 natural sites, 484 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km608 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 16 kmW
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 22 kmN
- Lac de la Breye Lake 19 kmNW
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 9 kmE
25–60 km1,769 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 55 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 28 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 36 kmN
- Daubensee Lake 58 kmNE
60–100 km2,384 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 91 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 87 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 61 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre4.4 km W
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Val de Bagnes Municipality, Entremont District6.7 km NE
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Liddes Municipality, Entremont District6.2 km NW
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Liddes Village, Liddes7 km NW
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Palasuit (Liddes) Village, Liddes6 km NW
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Tunel Gd. St. Bernard Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre8.1 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aiguilles du Meitin Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.2 km S
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L'Epée Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.5 km SE
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Glacier de Challand Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.6 km W
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Le Ritord Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.8 km NW
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Grande Aiguille Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.8 km S
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Glacier de Challand Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.8 km SW
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Combin de Boveire Mountain, Val de Bagnes1 km NE
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Combin de Corbassière Mountain, Val de Bagnes2.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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